Date of birth: 17 Jun 1939 Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Date of death: 18 Apr 2001 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, April 19, 2001
Walter L. Coffman
Walter L. Coffman, 61, died Wednesday, April 18, 2001,
at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. He was a resident
of Edinburgh.
He was born June 17, 1939, in Columbus. His parents were
Walter Edward and Alice Pauletta (Walden) Coffman. He married
Judy E. Hinton on June 22, 1963. She survives. Other survivors
include two sons, Jeffery L. Coffman of Edinburgh and John A.
Coffman of Columbus; a daughter, Jody M. Coffman of Colum-
bus; a brother, Steve Coffman of Columbus; two sisters, Mary-
beth Coffman of Columbus and Kim Phillips of Attica; and a
granddaughter. He was preceded in death by two brothers,
George and Patrick Coffman.
He was a small-engine repairman.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Gas City.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam, serving from 1960
to 1980.
A service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Norman
Funeral Home in Hope. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until time
of service Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Hope
Moravian Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes
Association.
Source: Columbus Republic, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, April 19, 2001
Small-engine repairman
Walter L. Coffman
Edinburgh
Walter Larry Coffman, 61, of Edinburgh died at 12:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in
Franklin.
He served in the Army from 1960 to 1980 and also had been
a small-engine repairman. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Gas City.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Norman Funeral
Home at Hope. Calling will be from 1 p.m. until service time
Saturday. Burial will be at Hope Moravian Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Asso-
ciation.
Born in Columbus June 17, 1939, Mr. Coffman was the
son of the late Walter Edward and Alice Pauletta Walden
Coffman. He married Judy E. Hinton June 22, 1963. She
survives.
Also surviving are children, Jeffery L. Coffman of Edinburgh
and John A. and Jody M. Coffman, both of Columbus; a brother,
Steve Coffman of Columbus; sisters, Marybeth Coffman of
Columbus and Kim Phillips of Attica; and a granddaughter,
Selena Garrity of Columbus.
He was preceded in death by brothers, George and Patrick
Coffman.
Submitted by Mark E. Wirey