- COFFMAN, Rev. James E. 80, of Waynesville went to be with the Lord on Nov. 7, 2009. He was born in Stickleyville, Virginia on March 24, 1929 to Claude and Alice Coffman. He enjoyed ministering for the Lord, attending church, serving the community, spending time with his family, gardening, travel, and attending auctions. James was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-one years Betty Hughes Coffman in 1999; son Daniel E. Coffman in 2007; his parents; brothers George, Roy, and Charles; and sister Pauline. James is survived by four sons Donald (Pam) Coffman, Darrell (Cindy) Coffman, Dale (Judy) Coffman and James Eric (Kim) Coffman all of Waynesville; two daughters Delores (John) Pennington of Lebanon and Deborah (Ike, Jr.) Gabbard of Waynesville; Fourteen grandchildren Dwaine Coffman, Stephanie Coffman, Tiffany Coffman-Hartman, Brad Coffman, Bethanie Coffman-McCoy, Christi Pennington-Ball, April Pennington-Chance, Kurt Pennington, Brian Coffman, Angela Coffman, Josh Gabbard, Jenifer Gabbard, Courtney Coffman and Kayla Coffman; nine great grandchildren Cody Coffman, Olivia Coffman, Logan Clawson, Madison Hartman, Colton Hartman, Maya McCoy, Taylor Ball, Evan Ball, and Nolan Ball. He is also survived by six brothers, Johnie, Harold, and Ralph of Waynesville, Robert of Harveysburg, Gerald of Bellbrook and David of Michigan; and five sisters Clara Head, Elizabeth Coffman, Dorothy Johnson and Tina Williams of Waynesville and Teresa Lamb of Harveysburg. James served as pastor of the Dodds Pentecostal Church for forty-two years. He was a member of Waynesville Masonic Lodge #163. A sixty year resident of Wayne Township and had served the residents of Wayne Township in various positions for nearly forty years, currently in his twentieth year as township trustee. James was employed by NCR for twenty-nine years and retired from General Motors after eleven years of service. He also owned and operated Coffman's Transmission for thirty years. Funeral services 10:30 AM Wed. November 11th at the Dodds Pentecostal Church of God, Waynesville. The family will receive friends 5-9 PM on Tues. at the church. Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home, Waynesville is serving the family. If desired, contributions can be made to Guate-Mex Vision, Inc. P.O. Box 171 Mission, TX 78572 or Wayne Township Fire Department Inc. P.O. Box 89 Waynesville, Ohio 45068. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.stubbsconner.com. Published in Dayton Daily News on November 9, 2009
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1929 - 2009 (80 years)
