Frances Coffman Obituary

Frances E. Coffman, 98, passed away Sunday, January 29, in Colorado Springs, after a long illness. She was born September 15, 1907, in Marshall, Missouri, the daughter of Annie (Burgess) and Charles Taylor Thompson. She was a graduate of Missouri Valley College in Marshall and did postgraduate work at Missouri University-Columbia, Washington University-St. Louis, and Colorado College. She was a teacher of Latin and English in the Marshall Public Schools and in Colorado Springs School District 11. Frances was a member of local, state, and national professional organizations, the Retired School Employees Association, and the American Association of University Women. She was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church and the Audubon Circle. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Allan R. Coffman, in 1975; a sister, Mary Eleanor Thompson, in 1997; and an infant son, Charles Burgess Coffman in 1945. Survivors include: a daughter, Carole K. (David J.) Stoller; grandsons: Benjamin Allan Stoller and Andrew David Stoller, all of Colorado Springs; and a sister, Katherine Sue Spradley of Marshall, Missouri; as well as several nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held Wednesday, February 1, 2006 from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Evergreen Funeral Home. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. at Evergreen Funeral Home Chapel 1830 E. Fountain Blvd. Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 420 North Nevada Ave., 80903.