Virginia E. Coddington

(Courier News)

VIRGINIA E. CODDINGTON
MARTINSVILLE
Virginia E. Coddington, wife of the late Harold Coddington, died March 18, 2009. Born in Somerville, Mrs. Coddington was a life long resident of Martinsville, NJ. She comes from a long line of distinguished families in the Martinsville Bridgewater community. She was the daughter of the late Edwin S. Smalley and Jessie E. (Bartle) Smalley and the granddaughter of Rev. David D. Smalley, pastor of the Mount Horeb Methodist Church, Martinsville and the Springdale Methodist Church, Warren. Her maternal grandfather was William Ellis Bartle a well known builder of churches and schools in the Tri-State area, most notably Mount St. Mary's Academy in Watchung. She was also a niece of George Silzer, a former Governor of New Jersey. Mrs. Coddington attended Bound Brook schools. She was a member of the Martinsville Methodist Church and the Wesleyan Guild there. She has been recently affiliated with the Mount Horeb Methodist Church in Warren.
She is survived by two daughters, Judith C. Hecker of Long Island, NY and Barbara C. Marton of Martinsville, NJ; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren and a sister, Edwina Olsen.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at the Mount Horeb Methodist Church in Warren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the American Heart Association, 1 Union St., suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691.