Date of birth: 27 May 1912 Nineveh, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 9 Aug 2001 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, 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 Township 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 survivors include a son,
Samuel G. Coffman of Franklin; a brother, Paul Young
Coffman of Franklin; seven grandchildren; 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 Presbyterian 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 County, 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 Hardware,
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 contributions 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