COFFMAN, Alexis - Putnam

Funeral services for Alexis G. Coffman, age 59 years, Roachdale postmaster, who died Friday were held from the Roachdale Presbyterian Church, Sunday afternoon, with interment in the Roachdale cemetery. Several from Greencastle attended the funeral services. Mr. Coffman had been ill of diabetes for several months.  Mr. Coffman had served as postmaster at Roachdale since September 1923.  He had been a resident of  Roachdale for the past four years and had previously lived on a farm west of Roachdale.  He was very prominent in Republican political circles of the county.. He was born near Greencastle and was reared on a farm near Carpentersville.  The widow and seven children, Howard, Herman and Fred Coffman, and Miss Loraine Coffman, all of Roachdale; Mrs. Carroll Dillon of^ Chicago; Warren Coffman of Port Huron, Mich., Miss Lelia Coffman of Gary, survive, along with a grandson, David Warren; three sisters. Mrs. Charles McFerran of near  New Maysville; .Miss Ella Coffman of Greencastle and Mrs. Harvey Britton of Roachdale and two brothers Jesse of Bainbridge and Charles of |Bainbridge. One son died in infancy and a brother, Albert preceded  Mr. Coffman in death, seven years ago. Mayor Charles McGaughey of this city spoke on the life of Mr. Coffman at the funeral services. They had been intimate since 1898.  Mayor McGaughey gave many interesting facts about Mr. Coffman and also read the obituary.