Wesley Lavon Coffman

Wesley Levon Coffman, 91, of Slagle, LA passed away November 22, 2023. After a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Wesley fought a gracious battle. Wesley, or as most of us called him, Bo, was born February 6, 1932, in Oil City, LA. After graduating from Oil City High School, Bo was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War where he received the Purple Heart. He valued this service highly and attained the rank of Master Sargeant E-8. In 1953, Bo met Marion in Houston, Texas and after their marriage, they had four children – Steve Wesley, Guy Michael, Jeffery Dale, and Beverly Carol. Their loving marriage spanned 70 years of utter and complete devotion. Bo departed the Army with aspirations of taking the family away from Leesville and moving them to Houston. He accepted a job with Saunders Trucking. After a short time, he realized that he and his family were from Vernon Parish. Back at home, Bo took several jobs with the Louisiana Civil Service Commission. He secured a position as an agent for the Employment Office and later on hiring at probation and parole. At age 55, Bo retired from the State Civil Service Commission, and just after retiring he received the call to be a Vernon Parish special education teacher at Leesville Junior High School. He stayed there for a decade, and his goal was to prepare his students to function in society. His retirement from teaching was short-lived, and Bo took a position in the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office for decades. At the time of his retirement from the military, his passion was raising Polled Hereford cattle. For over 40 years, he developed a nationally recognized line of registered Polled Hereford cattle. Bo loved his life and his family. He will be missed by them and the many friends he has made.
Bo was preceded in death by wife of 70 years, Marion Estelle Coffman and his parents.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Steve Coffman & wife Melody, Mike Coffman & wife Vanessa; and Jeff Coffman & wife Sarah;
daughter, Beverly Carol Bliss;
grandchildren, Kyle Wesley Coffman, Leslie Coffman Goodwin & husband Alex, Chad Coffman and wife Joy, Codi Coffman Hindman, Ray Stutts, Matthew Bradley Coffman and wife Sarah, Grace Elizabeth Coffman, Jason Randall Mount, and Nicholas Paul Gerber;
great-grandchildren, Kynli Brooke Coffman, Nora Brooke Goodwin, Maxxon Phillips, Keegan Wesley Coffman, Kennedy Ann Coffman, Wesley Paul Hindman, Abigal Bree Hindman, Elijah David Coffman, Josephine Grace Coffman, Matthew Blayne Mount, Sawyer Marie Mount, and Wesley Mac Mount;
and numerous friends.