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Merlin O Coffman 1914 - 1996

Merlin Onid Coffman of Decatur, Macon County, IL was born on November 14, 1914 in Findlay, Shelby County, and died at age 81 years old on February 18, 1996 in Decatur, Macon County. Merlin Coffman was buried at Macon County Memorial Park in Decatur.

Merlin Onid Coffman
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Decatur, Macon County, IL 62526
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November 14, 1914
Findlay, Shelby County, Illinois, 62534, United States
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    November 14, 1914
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    Findlay, Shelby County, Illinois 62534, United States
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    Merlin Onid Coffman was born on November 14th, 1914 in Findlay, Illinois to Kelly Arthur Coffman (1878 - 1953) and Etta L. Bridgewater (1883 - 1964) and he had siblings Noble, Bertie, Vern, Virgil, Herman, Herschel, Dorothy, Wayne, Dale and Virginia Coffman. Merlin O. Coffman married Clarice Darlene Estell (1918 - 1997) on October 10th, 1936 and they had three children: a daughter, Patricia, and two sons, Arthur and Merlin. See details at Merlin O Coffman: Obituary.
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    February 18, 1996
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    Merlin O. Coffman, 81, of Decatur died 11:06 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 18, 1996) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Brintlinger's Funeral Home. Mr. Coffman was born in Findlay on Nov. 14, 1914, the son of Kelly and Etta Bridgewater Coffman. He worked for Chambers, Bering, Quinlan Co. in Decatur for more than 30 years. He married Clarice D. Estell on Oct. 10, 1936. Surviving are his wife, Clarice of Decatur; children, Arthur F. Coffman and wife Shirley of Decatur; Patricia Tice of Decatur; Merlin Coffman of Phoenix, Ariz.; brothers, Dale and Virgil Coffman; sisters, Virginia Baker, Dorothy Probst and Bertie Sanner. He was preceded in death by five brothers, one sister and two granddaughters. - Herald & Review (Decatur, Illinois) Tuesday, Feb 20, 1996
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In 1914, in the year that Merlin O Coffman was born, in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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In 1920, when he was just 6 years old, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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Coffman, John (Died 1965) Coffman, Mildred Beatrice (Born May 26, 1877) Coffman, Jacob (Feb 10, 1808 - 1894) Coffman, Rebecca (Dec 28, 1807 - 1892) Coffman, Lester (Nov 6, 1889 - Feb 1965) Coffman, Lester (Feb 28, 1912 - Sep 7, 1993) Coffman, Morphia (Jun 30, 1921 - Apr 21, 2010) Coffman, Natalie (Mar 9, 1923 - Jan 1993) Coffman, Elizabeth (Jul 12, 1915 - Dec 16, 2010) Coffman, Gay (Jan 26, 1934 - Mar 5, 2010)
Coffman, Helen (Nov 17, 1901 - Apr 1978) Coffman, Edith (Jul 31, 1907 - Jan 1, 2004) Coffman, Jay (Nov 17, 1928 - Dec 12, 2006) Coffman, Robert (Jul 25, 1950 - Jul 29, 2005) Coffman, Brenda (Jan 29, 1951 - May 29, 2008) Coffman, Lowell (Mar 5, 1896 - Sep 1967) Coffman, Raymond (Jun 25, 1924 - Sep 14, 1988) Coffman, Gertrude (Jul 6, 1936 - Jun 21, 2006) Coffman, Stefi (Aug 2, 1948 - Oct 14, 2004) Coffman, Herbert (Mar 23, 1919 - Sep 26, 1999)
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