Date of birth: 7 May 1912 Nineveh, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 9 Aug 2001 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, August 9, 2001
Mark Deming Coffman, 89, died
Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at his residence
in Franklin. He was a former resident
of Hopewell Town-ship and Nineveh.
He was born May 7, 1912, in
Nineveh. His parents were Jacob and
Stella (Tearman) Coffman. He married
Helen Murray on Oct. 31, 1937, at St.
Rose of Lima Catholic Church in
Franklin. She survives. Other survi-
vors include a son, Samuel G. Coffman
of Franklin; a brother, Paul Young
Coffman of Franklin; seven grand-
children; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Mark
Thomas Coffman in 1989; two brothers,
Lloyd Coffman and Lawrence Coffman;
and a granddaughter, Margaret Helen
Coffman in 1999.
He was a 1930 graduate of Hopewell
High School, where he was on the basketball
team and was known as "Hotshot Coffman"
He was employed for 55 years as an
inspector at Arvin Industries and worked
as a sales clerk at Vawter's Hardware and
Deer & Son Hardware, all in Franklin,
retiring in 1982.
He was a member of Hopewell Presby-
terian Church in Franklin and a charter
member of the Franklin Junior Chamber of
Commerce, where he served as secretary.
The Rev. Paul Shikany will conduct
a service at 1 p.m. Saturday at Vandivier-
Tudor Funeral Home in Franklin. Friends
may call from 11 a.m. until time of service
Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will
be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin.
Memorial contributions may be made
to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 114
Lancelot Drive, Franklin, IN 46131.
Source: Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, August 10 2001
MARK DEMING COFFMAN
Mark Deming Coffman, 89,
Franklin, died Aug. 9. He was
an inspector for Arvin Industries
and a sales clerk for Vawter’s
Hardware and Deer & Son Hard-
ware, all in Franklin, retiring in
1982. He was a member of Hopewell
Presbyterian Church, Franklin,
and was a charter member and
secretary of Franklin Junior Chamber
of Commerce. Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to St. Rose of
Lima Catholic Church, Franklin.
Services: 1 p.m. Aug. 11 in Vandivier-
Tudor Funeral Home, Franklin, with
calling from 11 a.m. Burial: Greenlawn
Cemetery, Franklin. Survivors: wife
Helen Murray Coffman son Samuel G.
Coffman brother Paul Young Coffman
seven grandchildren three great-
grandchildren.
Submitted by Mark E. Wirey
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