Nelda Coffman Obituary
Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday morning and continue until service time.
Mrs. Coffman was born on September 16, 1931, in Roanoke to John Glenn and Elaine Wilkinson Lewis. She was a high school graduate and was a typesetter for the Lake Charles American Press for about 20 years.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are two daughters, Alice Tyson of Leesville, and Tina "Missy" Coffman of DeRidder; sister, Shirley Barras of Patterson; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Alton Bernard Coffman; sons, "Ben" and Dan Coffman; and her parents.
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114 East Shankland Avenue, Jennings, LA 70546
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