Doris Coburn Obituary
Doris L. Coburn went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 1, 2025. She was born on January 16, 1935, to the late Bertha Berger McAdams and the late Ira Clinton McAdams. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
Doris is survived by her sons, William, Jr. and his wife Paula, and Thomas and his wife Stephanie, daughter, Sandra and her husband John Soileau, and 8 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, William R. Coburn, Sr., sisters, Irma Murphy, Ruth Antie, and Marjorie Goings, and brothers, Ira Jr., George, and Ralph McAdams.
Visitation will be at Ascension Funeral Home, Wednesday, November 5th, 2025, from 9:00 am until the funeral service at 11:00 am in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Serenity Oaks Memorial Park in Prairieville.
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