John Allen Coffman Family

John Allen Coffman Family

Front L to R:  Mary Coffman Bunch, John Allen Coffman, Florence Carmack Coffman

Back L to R:  Eva Coffman Nickell, Sylvester Coffman, Lily Coffman Branter, Belva Coffman Moddrell

Taken approximately 1911

Five Sisters and Two Nieces - 2003

I just got a new printer/copier/scanner, so I'm going through some older pictures to scan into my computer.  Here is a picture of the Coffman Sisters and two of the nieces taken on Mother's Day 2003.  We were all gathered in Kansas City for the weekend and went to church together.

Bottom L to R:  Geraldine Coffman Lessly, Mary Coffman Baker, Josephine Coffman Baker Yardley, Mattie Coffman Belzer, and  Darlene Coffman Yeo

Top L to R:  Chris Lessly (daughter of Geraldine Lessly) and Jan Pfeiffer Davis (daughter of Darlene Yeo)

Family Reunion 2010

                                         Setting up tables for the Friday night gathering

Zacalen Lohman, daughter of Ashley (Davis) and Jimmie Lohman, granddaughter of Jan (Pfeiffer) and Michael Davis and g-granddaughter of Darlene (Coffman) Yeo.

L to R:  Carol (Coffman) Westaby, daughter of Lorna and the late Robert Coffman, Josephine (Coffman Baker) Yardley, Paul Yardley, and Milton Belzer, son of the late Mattie (Coffman) and Lezlie Belzer.

Caroline Lessly, daughter of Chris Ann Lessly, and granddaughter of Geraldine (Coffman) Lessly

Waiting to eat on Saturday.  L to R:  Zacalen Lohman, Larry Yeo, Jimmy Lohman, Ashley (Davis) Lohman, Lorna Coffman

Bubbles were quite popular with the kids.  L to R:  Kim McNear (wife of Daniel McNear), Caroline Lessly, daughter of Chris Ann Lessly, g-daughter of Geraldine (Coffman) Lessly, and Kyleigh McNear, daughter of Kim and Daniel McNear, g-daughter of Dennis and Pam McNear, and gg-daughter of Carol and the late Marion McNear.

L to R:  Alexx McNear, son of Daniel and Kim McNear, g-son of Dennis and Pam McNear, gg-son of Carol and the late Marion McNear, Taylor and Austin Baker, twin sons of Ryne Baker, g-son of Bradley and Pam Baker, gg-son of Mary Baker, and Jesse Westaby, son of Carol (Coffman) and Mike Westaby, and g-son of Lorna and the late Robert Coffman.

The remaining four children of Sylvester and Jessie (Fanning) Coffman.

Top L to R:   Darlene (Coffman) Yeo and Geraldine (Coffman) Lessly.

Bottom L to R:  Mary (Coffman) Baker and Josephine (Coffman-Baker) Yardley.

The 2010 Coffman Family Reunion is now in the history books.  There were 26 in attendance on Friday night and 63 in attendance on Saturday.  The weather was cooperative....the temperature under the Coffman Family shelter house on the hilltop of Mommy and Poppy's property was in the upper 80's.  We ate wonderful food......bratwurst and calico beans from Lorna Coffman, blackberry cobbler from Josephine (Coffman Baker) Yardley, brisket, corn-on-the-cob, and peach cobbler from Darlene (Coffman) Yeo, chocolate chip cookies and turtle cake from Geraldine (Coffman) Lessly, dirt cake, deviled eggs, cucumbers, rice crispy treats, and homemade bread with plum butter from Sheila (Sherman) Druffel (childhood friend of Chris Ann Lessly's).....and the list could go on.    First time attenders were Caroline Lessly (daughter of Chris Ann Lessly, g-daughter of Geraldine Lessly), Maci Glidewell (daughter of Jennifer (Buell) Glidewell, g-daughter of John Buell, gg-daughter of Marva Buell, ggg-daughter of the late Freddie and Neva Coffman), and Hunter Buell (son of Jason and Faithe Buell, g-son of Marva Buell, gg-son of the late Freddie and Neva Coffman).    We should never take our immediate and extended families for granted.  We do something special that many families don't do......we gather once a year to re-connect, to catch up, to fellowship.  We create new family memories for the young family members.   It is SO important that we create those memories for the young Coffman family members!!   See everyone next year.

Hello to Family Members!

I have decided to start a blog so that members of the Coffman family (and anyone else that is interested) can stay connected....thus, the name for the blog. I used to send out a newsletter via email and snail mail, and haven't done that for awhile. This seems to be an easier way to get out the news. Please feel free to become a 'follower' of the blog, and email me your news so that I can share it with other family members. I would love to share news of births, marriages, graduations, trips...anything that you think is newsworthy. Send me some news!