Myrtle Frances COFFMAN born 25th of Oct 1904, was one of 11 children born to Mary Magdalene BLANKENSHIP Coffman 1882-1973 and her husband, John Edward "Ed" Coffman 1876-1941.

John and Maggie Coffman were the parents of 11 children:

1 - Rose Lee Coffman 1901 – 1980
2 - Myrtle Frances Coffman 1903 – 1995
3 - Wilda "Alberta" Coffman 1905 – 2002
4 - MARY HAZEL Coffman 1907 – 1988
5 - Cecilia "Florence" Coffman 1909 – 1998
6 - Albert John Coffman 1912 – 1970
7 - Margaret Emily Coffman 1914 – 1988
8 - Jasper Freely Coffman 1915 – 1968
9 - Katherine "Kate" Jeanette Coffman 1917 – 1977
10 - Harlan Benjamin Coffman 1926 – 1975
11 - Mildred "Millie" Maxine Coffman 1928 – 2012

Myrtle Coffman married Arvis Charles Poole on 3 June 1922 in Marion County, Indiana and they were the parents of:
1 - Betty Jean Poole
2 - Billy Poole


Thank You to Roberta DeBoor for providing:

Myrtle Frances Coffman b. 10/25/1904 – d. 3/17/1995 Marion County, IN (91)

OBITUARY:
Myrtle F. Coffman Poole, 91, Indianapolis, died Wednesday. She was a sales clerk at S.S. Kresge Co., for 38 years, retiring in 1969.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Entombment will be in Washington Park East Mausoleum.

She was the widow of Arvis Charles Poole. Survivors: daughter Betty Jean Hill; sisters, Florence Rosa, Alberta Parker, Mildred Stone; three grandchildren: three great-grandchildren.

Article in the Indianapolis Star, Friday, March 17, 1995.

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In Honor of MOTHER'S DAY 2014 I'm adding this photo of "ALL ELEVEN" of Maggie's children . . . about 1961

BACK ROW: 1) Fabio Rosa, Florence's husband 2) Margaret 3) Mildred 4) Mary "Hazel" 5) Albert 6) MYRTLE 7) Jasper Scott, Rose's husband 8) Rose

FRONT ROW:
9) Kate 10) Alberta 11) Florence 12) "Maggie" and 13) Harlan