The funeral services of Pvt. Wilbur Coffman were held at the Butte Falls cemetery, Oct. 31. He was a victim of the influenza, and his body was sent from Camp Mills, New York accompanied by a young officer from the camp. The service was appropriate and comforting. Rev. J. C. Day conducted the service. The girls' glee club of the high school, assisted by Mrs. H. D. Mills and Mrs. J. F. Carson furnished the music. Private Wilbur Coffman was well known in this vicinity, and there are many to mourn his death. The citizens of Butte Falls extend their sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon Fri, Nov 8, 1918 Page 5
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Name Wilbert on headstone, but WWI draft, legal notice of heirs of Albert Coffman, and obituary use the name Wilbur Chester Coffman.
Birth date on headstone shows 1904, but that date is incorrect.
WWI Draft Registration in Fresno, California specifies name Wilbur Chester Coffman, birth date 4 Aug 1893, birth place Butte Falls, Oregon and occupation as locomotive fireman.
Appears on the 1900 census with mother and siblings, birth date Aug 1891
Appears on the 1910 census with mother and siblings, birth date 1893
Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon Fri, Nov 8, 1918 Page 5
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Name Wilbert on headstone, but WWI draft, legal notice of heirs of Albert Coffman, and obituary use the name Wilbur Chester Coffman.
Birth date on headstone shows 1904, but that date is incorrect.
WWI Draft Registration in Fresno, California specifies name Wilbur Chester Coffman, birth date 4 Aug 1893, birth place Butte Falls, Oregon and occupation as locomotive fireman.
Appears on the 1900 census with mother and siblings, birth date Aug 1891
Appears on the 1910 census with mother and siblings, birth date 1893
The funeral services of Pvt. Wilbur Coffman were held at the Butte Falls cemetery, Oct. 31. He was a victim of the influenza, and his body was sent from Camp Mills, New York accompanied by a young officer from the camp. The service was appropriate and comforting. Rev. J. C. Day conducted the service. The girls' glee club of the high school, assisted by Mrs. H. D. Mills and Mrs. J. F. Carson furnished the music. Private Wilbur Coffman was well known in this vicinity, and there are many to mourn his death. The citizens of Butte Falls extend their sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon Fri, Nov 8, 1918 Page 5
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Name Wilbert on headstone, but WWI draft, legal notice of heirs of Albert Coffman, and obituary use the name Wilbur Chester Coffman.
Birth date on headstone shows 1904, but that date is incorrect.
WWI Draft Registration in Fresno, California specifies name Wilbur Chester Coffman, birth date 4 Aug 1893, birth place Butte Falls, Oregon and occupation as locomotive fireman.
Appears on the 1900 census with mother and siblings, birth date Aug 1891
Appears on the 1910 census with mother and siblings, birth date 1893
Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon Fri, Nov 8, 1918 Page 5
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Name Wilbert on headstone, but WWI draft, legal notice of heirs of Albert Coffman, and obituary use the name Wilbur Chester Coffman.
Birth date on headstone shows 1904, but that date is incorrect.
WWI Draft Registration in Fresno, California specifies name Wilbur Chester Coffman, birth date 4 Aug 1893, birth place Butte Falls, Oregon and occupation as locomotive fireman.
Appears on the 1900 census with mother and siblings, birth date Aug 1891
Appears on the 1910 census with mother and siblings, birth date 1893
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