Robert G. "Bob" Coffman- Madisonville, Ky. Robert G. "Bob" Coffman, 84, of Madisonville died at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at Redbanks Nursing Home in Henderson. He was born Sept. 9, 1924, in Bremen. He was a truck driver for the fuel transport and grocery markets and a member of Earlington Assembly Of God. In the Army he received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart during World War II. He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Cain Coffman; his mother, Ollie Reed Coffman; a son Glenn Allen Coffman; four sisters, Irene Coffman, Opal Songer, Druzella Nelson and Lavenia Reynolds; and four brothers, Howard Coffman, Guy Coffman, Dewey Coffman and Joe Coffman.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Ann Edwards Coffman of Madisonville; a daughter and son-in-law, Shannon Dale Blake and Dennis Blake of Madisonville; a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Dale Coffman and Rita Coffman of Belleville, Mich.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with the Rev. Nathan Bruce and Brother Mitch Cotton officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Graveside services will be conducted by the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, American Legion Post 6, VFW Post 5480 in Madisonville and Earlington Ladies Auxiliary. Memorial contributions may be made to the Earlington Assembly Of God Building Fund. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.