Council Bluffs, Iowa
Mr. William LeRoy (Skip) Coburn, Sr., age 70, of Blountstown, Fl., passed away Saturday, June 12, 2010, at his home.
Mr. Coburn was born November 10, 1939, in Dow City, Iowa, and had lived in Blountstown since 2007, coming from Council Bluffs. Skip served in the United States Navy and retired with 23 years of service. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He was an airplane mechanic aboard the Carriers USS Kitty Hawk, USS Saratoga, and the USS Enterprise.
Mr. Coburn was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and LaBelle Coburn; and a brother, Larry Coburn.
Survivors include former wife, Geraldine Coburn Kelly, of Clarksville, Fla.; two sons, William LeRoy (Sonny) Coburn, Jr., and his wife, Joi, of Clarksville, and Robert Dean (Bobby) Coburn, and his wife, Sandy, of Blountstown; two daughters, Lori Parrish, of Blountstown, Sheila Smith, and her husband, Dwayne, of Clarksville; brother, Floyd, of California; sister, Mary Brown, of Council Bluffs; 9 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
Memorial Services will be held Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at 5 p.m., at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Michael Morris officiating. Memorialization will be by cremation. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown.
This obituary was originally published in The Daily Nonpareil.
I'm sorry to hear about Skip's passing. We will always remember his smile and how he always made you feel like you had known him always. From all the Igou's, Walt, George, our mother, Beulah and Audrey, please accept our sincerest sympathy.
Audrey Igou Lampp
June 17, 2010 | Cocoa, FL
Remembered By
BJ Cobun
June 16, 2010 | Omaha, NE
It has been many years that I have seen all of you and have had any contact with you but I have thought of you all over the years. I'm sorry to hear of Skip's passing and hope that you all had the last few years with hime in your life.
Judy Coburn
June 16, 2010 | Chandler, AZ
