Individual Details
Florence Coburn
(18 Apr 1908 - 23 Mar 2007)
Events
| Birth | 18 Apr 1908 | West Point, Clay, Mississippi, United States | |||
| Marriage | 8 Feb 1928 | West Point, Clay, Mississippi, United States - William Smith Hester | |||
| Death | 23 Mar 2007 | The Arrington Nursing Home, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States |  | ||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, West Point, Clay, Mississippi, United States |
Families
| Spouse | William Smith Hester (1909 - 1994) |
| Father | Maurice John "Morris" Coburn Sr. (1887 - 1946) |
| Mother | Alice Mae Charlwood (1883 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Coburn (1903 - ) |
Notes
Death
Florence Coburn Hester, 98, died, Friday, March 23, 2007 at the Arrington in Columbus. Florence C. Hester was born April 18, 1908 in West Point to the late Alice Mae Charlwood and Maurice John Coburn. Florence C. Hester was a Bookkeeper for the Diamond Shop. She was a member of First Christian Church. Florence Coburn Hester married William Smith Hester February 8, 1928 in West Point; he predeceased her on March 23, 1994.Funeral services will be today at 2 p.m. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Mr. Russell Flood officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her sister, Jean Minyard of Starkville, nieces, Mrs. Crickett Campbell, Mrs. Donna Minyard, Mrs. Roxana Minyard, Mrs. Lucille South, Mrs. Harry Rodgers and Mrs. Mary Jane Smith, nephews, Richard South, Harry Rodgers, Jeffery Rodgers, Tim Campbell, Dana Minyard and Hester Smith. Her extended family, Betty and Leslie Campbell and children.
Pallbearers will be Mike Smith, Tim Campbell, Harry Rodgers, Jr., Jeffrey Rodgers, Dana Minyard, Andy Smith.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Hester Smith & Family, Theo Doss & Family, Richard Echols & Family, Mark Randall, Van Williams, Gene Campbell, Bill Barrett, Dr. A. K. Naugle, Andy Naugle, Bud Hancock, Ed Bryan, Tommy Bryan, Knowles Charlwood, Charlie Cliett, Dr. T. N. Braddock and Members of First Christian Church.
Memorials may be made to Palmer Home for Children, P. O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39701, First Christian Church, P. O. Box 208,West Point, MS 39773 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P. O. Box 1818, Memphis, TN 38101
Visitation will be today from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home