Donald Ray Coberly

Donald Ray Coberly obituary, Elkins, WV

Donald Ray Coberly

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Donald Coberly Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lohr & Barb Funeral Home - Elkins on Mar. 3, 2026.
Donald Ray Coberly, age 97 years, a resident of Elkins, WV, departed this life early Tuesday morning, March 3, 2026, at the West Virginia Hospice Center in Elkins, WV.

He was born June 8, 1928, at Elkins, WV, a son of the late Wilson Sterling Coberly and Addie Dolly Taylor Coberly. He was married to Helen Grace Bohon Coberly, who preceded him in death.

Surviving are one son, Donald Bradley Coberly and wife Suzie of Baltimore, MD; one daughter, Regina Bohon Mouse of Rivesville, WV; two grandchildren, Tim Mouse and wife Crystal and Jamie Mouse Morgan and husband Pete; six great grandchildren, Josh, Emily, Hunter, Bowen, Barrett, and Lydia; and three great great grandchildren, Alexis, Landyn and Jameson.

He is the last surviving member of his immediate family having been preceded in death by one brother, Thurman Clay Coberly; and three sisters, Wanda Jean Schoonover, Mildred Leone Hottle and Wilda Jackline Cooper.

He attended the schools of Randolph County. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean Conflict and a life member of the V.F.W. of Maryland. Donald worked as a Heavy Repairman for General Motors for twenty-seven years. He attended the First Baptist Church of Elkins, and was a member of the Clover Leaf Square Dancing Club of MD. He enjoyed square dancing and hunting in his earlier years and loved cars.

The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins, WV on Thursday, March 5, 2026 from 10 AM until 12 Noon. A graveside service will follow at 12:15 PM at Elkins Memorial Gardens on the Airport Road, Elkins, WV.

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Lohr & Barb Funeral Home - Elkins

120 1st St P.O. Box 1027, Elkins, WV 26241

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