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Coggan, Zelda C.

Coggan, Zelda C.

Female 1915 - 2013  (98 years)


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  • Name Coggan, Zelda C. 
    Zelda C. (Coggan) Blessing (1915-2013)    		 Zelda C. (Coggan) Blessing (1915-2013)
    Birth 25 Mar 1915  Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number COGG.Z001 
    _FGRAVE 116340938 
    Funeral Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 29 Aug 2013  The Arbors at Waldron Place, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I26391  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Father Coggan, Jabez Edwin,   b. 28 Jul 1869, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1954 (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Washington, Daisy Thankful,   b. 7 Mar 1882, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1967 (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage Y  [5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Family ID F8270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blessing, John Leonord,   b. 27 Sep 1908, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1966 (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 1936  Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Children 
    +1. Blessing, Robert Leonard,   b. 28 Jun 1938, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1991, St. Vincent Hospice, Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    Family ID F8240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Mar 1915 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1936 - Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Aug 2013 - The Arbors at Waldron Place, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Zelda C. Blessing, age 98, of Hutchinson, KS formerly of Clay City, IL passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at The Arbors at Waldron Place in Hutchinson, KS.

      Zelda was born March 25, 1915 in Clay City, IL to Edward and Daisy (Washington) Coggan. She married John Leonard Blessing in 1936 in Carlyle, IL. He preceded her in death in 1966.

      Zelda assisted her husband at the Blessing Drug Store in Clay City until 1971. She had attended the Clay City United Methodist Church and was a past member of O.E.S. Zelda loved her family and enjoyed traveling in the U.S. and abroad.

      She is survived by her daughter-in-law: Kay C. Blessing; three grandchildren: Deborah R. Green and husband Kevin, Richard "Kent" Blessing and wife Jimmie, Brian John Blessing and wife Holly; five great-grandchildren: Trevor Green, Ashley Green, Allie Blessing, Jacob Blessing, and Coggan Blessing; special niece, Anne Coggan Johnston of Winston-Salem, NC; a great niece, great nephew, a great-great-niece; along with beloved cousin, Betty Turner, and many other family members.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a son (Robert Leonard Blessing), brothers (Letson and Kenneth Coggan), and sister (Norma C. Edlin).

      A graveside service for Zelda Blessing was held at Clay City Cemetery.

      The Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora, IL was in charge of arrangements.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4731] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Blessing, Zelda C., 98, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=161&GScid=105163&GRid=116340938&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S3908] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 26, page 13a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S4719] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 01, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S7385] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Blessing, Zelda C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116340938/zelda-c-blessing), none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S1062] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Carlyle, William and Maggie, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10539966/william-thomas-carlyle), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S4761] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 22, page 11a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as).

    7. [S4719] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 01, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none.

    8. [S485] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 12B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00630&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).


 

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