She was born April 16, 1924 in Raphine, VA and was the daughter of the late Herman Clint and Grace Gibson Coffman.
Margaret was a lifelong resident of Harrisonburg. She retired from Sancar Corporation and was a member of Westside Baptist Church.
Her husband, Leon Wilson Shifflett, Sr. preceded her in death on November 29, 1990.
She is survived by two daughters, Patty Caviness of Shenandoah and Sandra Dean and husband, Bob of Harrisonburg; two sons, Leon Shifflett, Jr. and wife Sharon Knisley of Weyers Cave and Roger Shifflett and wife Virginia of Harrisonburg; eight grandchildren, Regina Caviness Bigler, Michele Caviness, Robert L. Dean, Jr., Denise Shifflett, Jessica Dean, Jay Shifflett, Shawn Shifflett and Vickie Lassiter Slater; and nine great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Yvonne Coffman Lassiter; two sisters, Violet Martin and Alene Conley; and one brother, Grover Coffman.
The family will receive friends 7:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Lindsey Funeral Home in Harrisonburg.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the funeral home with Pastor W.L. “Sonny” Henkel officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.
The family would like to give special thanks to Tammy Batterman and extend the appreciation to each staff member at Harrisonburg Health and Rehab for making the last five months remarkable for Margaret.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Rockingham/Harrisonburg SPCA - P.O. Box 413 Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Online condolences may be sent to www.lindseyharrisonburg.com
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