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Dorothy Louise Martin Coffman

  • June 21, 1916 - January 25, 2011
  • Chesapeake, Virginia
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“What a shock to hear of your mother's passing. She was such a sweet & dear lady & a loss to everyone that knew her. My sincere condolences. She...Read More » ”
1 of 6 | Posted by: Leigh Moore-Braswell - Wilmington, NC

“I was so shocked to learn of your mother's passing just today. She called me 2 weeks before Christmas & we spoke for the usual 2 hours! She was so...Read More » ”
2 of 6 | Posted by: Leigh Moore-Braswell - Wilmington, OH

“Dear Linda, Kay, Barbara & Blair, I am so sorry for your profound loss. Your mother was a sweet and wonderful lady. I will keep your family in my...Read More » ”
3 of 6 | Posted by: Linda Swain - Norfolk, VA

“Kay and Richard & family, Our prayers are with you and your family, We're so sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful woman ”
4 of 6 | Posted by: Doug & Judy Davis - Chesapeake, VA

“LINDA,SO SORRY TO READ OF YOUR LOSS.I REMEMBER HOW LOVING & KIND YOUR MOTHER WAS,BUT SO GLAD TO HAVE FOUND YOU AGAIN.I'VE THOUGHT OF YOU SO OFTEN...Read More » ”
5 of 6 | Posted by: ELIZABETH HARPER MCINTOSH - VA

“Kay & Richard, Our sincere condolences to you both. You were blessed to have her for all these years in good health. God rest her soul. Love, Kevin &...Read More » ”
6 of 6 | Posted by: Kevin Benton - Glen Allen, VA


Dorothy Louise Martin Coffman passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. She was born June 21, 1916, in Thomasville, York County, PA to Joseph Martin and Elizabeth Julius Martin. She graduated from Dover High School in 1933. In 1934, she entered the School of Nursing at the York Hospital, York, PA. During World War II, she voluntarily enrolled herself in the Auxiliary Military Police as a Security Guard with the U.S. Army at the Ordinance Plant in York, PA. In 1945, she was one of the first female representatives to work for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company. In 1961, she was employed at Norfolk General Hospital in the Newborn Nursery Department and later was certified as an EKG Technician, and was promoted to Supervisor of that department until she retired in 1982. She was a member of the American Business Women Association for 25 years. A member of the Women of the Moose, Lodge #464, Norfolk, VA and a member of the Chesapeake Avenue United Methodist Church, Chesapeake, VA. She is survived by four children who loved her dearly, Barbara Joy Spencer of Chesapeake, VA, Linda Dee Kirby of Norfolk, VA, Kay King-Brown and husband Richard Brown of Virginia Beach, VA and Blair L. Coffman, Sr. of Portsmouth, VA; six grandchildren, Tonia Coffman of Virginia Beach, VA, Bryan Coffman of Portsmouth, VA, Paul Michael Coffman of Rome, Italy, Brian O'Donnell of Skokie, IL, and Eric Fletcher of Boston, MA; and a predeceased grandson, Blair Coffman, Jr. Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 30, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. with a visitation one hour prior to services at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Bridge Chapel by the Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood. Burial will be in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.