Mary Lou Coffman

1938 - 2017  (79 years)

• Name	Mary Lou Coffman  [1]
  Birth	19 Jun 1938	Phillipi, Barbour County, WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Jul 2017	Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, WV   [1]
  	Obituary for Mary Lou Tuckwiller Mary Lou Tuckwiller of Lewisburg, died July 24th, 2017 at the LewisGale Medical Center after a courageous and determined conflict with cancer. She was born June 19, 1938 at Philippi, WV, a daughter of the late Arlice Moore and Hobart D. Coffman. Mary Lou spent her entire life helping others, beginning with babysitting. After graduation from WVU in Home Economics and Nutrition, she became a 4-H Agent in Greenbrier County, where she met her husband, Sam Tuckwiller. After raising two children, she began working with the WIC program, helping families. Mary Lou was active in her church, Calvary United Methodist Church, Richlands, serving as membership chairperson, Sunday School teacher, and member of the parsonage committee as well as coordinating dinners, weddings and other events. She was a member of the United Methodist Women where she held many offices over the years. She also belonged to the organizations CEOS and PEO and served as 4-H club leader for many years. Mary Lou actively supported the Greenbrier County 4-H Youth Camp and coordinated fundraising through supervision of the cafeteria at the State Fair for several years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Byron (Trish) Tuckwiller and Ben (Lucy) Tuckwiller; sister Janet (Ken) Gould, brother Bert (Suzanne) Coffman; sisters-in-law Frances Simmons, Ruth Sweet and Joann Tuckwiller; grandchildren Megan (Josh) Crane, Anthony (Jennifer) Banton and two great grandchildren, Hannah and Jackson Crane. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews and many friends. Mary Lou was preceded in death by brothers-in-law John Tuckwiller, Bill Simmons and Bill Sweet. Visitation will be Saturday, July 29th, 2017 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg. A memorial service will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church, Richlands, at 2:00 PM Sunday, July 30th, conducted by Rev. Emory Hanna and Rev. Bert Coffman.
  Person ID	I7882	Crane Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2017

  
  

  Family	Samuel Ross Tuckwiller
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F2595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1391] Obituary, Coffman, Mary Lou (Tuckwiller), (Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home), 29 Jul 2017 (Reliability: 2). [S243] Marriage Record: CRANE, Mary Louise & MORTON, John Johnson, 15. Book 43, Page 1, Year of 1994.