Services for Amelia Clark Coggburn of Hallsville will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Longview, with Pastor Shinia Kelsey officiating. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Coggburn passed away after a brief illness on Thursday evening at West Oak Rehab Center in Austin. Mrs. Coggburn was born May 15, 1919 in Nacogdoches to Leon and Myrtle Haltom Clark. Amelia was the granddaughter of William Clark and Charles S. Taylor, both signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. She married John Coggburn in 1943. They lived in Aransas Pass and Longview. They later moved to Magnolia, Arkansas and moved back to Hallsville, where she was a resident since 1967. She moved to Longview in 2003 and in July 2006 moved to Austin to be close to her grandchildren and new great granddaughter. Mrs. Coggburn was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hallsville, United Methodist Women, Helping Hands Extension Club, Keenager's, Women's Forum, ARCO Retiree Club and a member of the Geneology Society of Longview. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Coggburn, parents Leon and Myrtle Clark and a sister Martha Louise Clark. Mrs. Coggburn is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda Lou and Tom Compton, recently of Austin; granddaughter Amanda Leigh Compton Goss and husband Doug Goss; grandson, John Thomas Compton; and great granddaughter, Alaina Lauren Goss, all of Austin. She is also survived by her brother, Leon Clark Jr., his two sons, and their families. She is survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on Jul. 1, 2007.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on Jul. 1, 2007.
Services for Amelia Clark Coggburn of Hallsville will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Longview, with Pastor Shinia Kelsey officiating. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Coggburn passed away after a brief illness on Thursday evening at West Oak Rehab Center in Austin. Mrs. Coggburn was born May 15, 1919 in Nacogdoches to Leon and Myrtle Haltom Clark. Amelia was the granddaughter of William Clark and Charles S. Taylor, both signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. She married John Coggburn in 1943. They lived in Aransas Pass and Longview. They later moved to Magnolia, Arkansas and moved back to Hallsville, where she was a resident since 1967. She moved to Longview in 2003 and in July 2006 moved to Austin to be close to her grandchildren and new great granddaughter. Mrs. Coggburn was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hallsville, United Methodist Women, Helping Hands Extension Club, Keenager's, Women's Forum, ARCO Retiree Club and a member of the Geneology Society of Longview. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Coggburn, parents Leon and Myrtle Clark and a sister Martha Louise Clark. Mrs. Coggburn is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda Lou and Tom Compton, recently of Austin; granddaughter Amanda Leigh Compton Goss and husband Doug Goss; grandson, John Thomas Compton; and great granddaughter, Alaina Lauren Goss, all of Austin. She is also survived by her brother, Leon Clark Jr., his two sons, and their families. She is survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on Jul. 1, 2007.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on Jul. 1, 2007.
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