Obituary of Martha Abigail Cofield

OBITUARY Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Abigail "Abby" Cofield, of Roanoke, age 90, will be held Thursday, December 24, 2009, at 11:00 am from the Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Steve Bachus officiating. Burial to follow in Cedarwood Cemetery with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Thursday, December 24, 2009. Mrs. Cofield died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at her home. Survivors include one son, Jim (wife Pat) Cofield of Lake Martin; two grandchildren, Ren (wife Pam) Cofield of Pike Road, Chet (wife Courtney) Cofield of Marietta, GA; two great grandchildren, Palmer and Abby Cofield. Mrs. Cofield was born January 22, 1919, the daughter of Earnest Leon and Wenona Mae McKelvey Longshore. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, had been a housewife, and served with the Ladies Auxiliary at Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Cofield was preceded in death by her husband, Felix L. Cofield; her parents; one brother, Earnest L. Longshore, Jr. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to First Methodist Church Roanoke or Childrens Harbor, 1 Our Childrens Hwy., Children's Harbor, Al. 35010, located at Lake Martin.