In Memoriam : Betty Coffelt

Betty Sue Coffelt - age: 66
(January 21, 1948 to July 28, 2014 )
Resident of Woodlake, California

Visitation Information:
A Celebration of her Life will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 11:00 am at the First Baptist Church in Three Rivers CA. Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 10:00 am at the Woodlake District Cemetery. If desired, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kaweah Delta Hospice, 500 West Oak Street, Visalia, CA 93291 or to the American Cancer Society of Tulare County.

Obituary:
God called home His Ambassador, Betty Coffelt on July 28, 2014. She was born in the Woodlake Hospital on January 21, 1948 and passed away in the house she was raised in, one block from the hospital.
She attended Woodlake schools, graduating from Woodlake High School in 1966. She attended College of the Sequoias where she received an accounting degree. She worked for Security Title Company in Visalia for a few years but the majority of her adult life was spent as a stay at home housewife, mother and grandma.
She married her high school sweetheart, Stanley Coffelt on June 20, 1970. After he went back into the Army in 1972 she followed him everywhere the Military would let her and the children go for the next twenty years. They spent two tours in Germany, as well as being stationed in Fort Ord, CA; Fort Lewis, Washington and Fort Hood, Texas.
She was actively involved in her church, First Baptist of Three Rivers, where she chaired the Finance Committee and performed numerous other tasks needed in the church. She was in the inaugural Master Garden of Tulare County Class and served with them for a number of years. As a Master Gardner she gave talks to various gardening groups throughout Tulare and Kings Counties as well as writing articles for the Visalia Times Delta that seemed to also find their way into other publications around the County. She also sang in the “Gift to Woodlake” for a few years. Betty is preceded in death by her father and mother, Troy and Edna McGee and a brother Donald.
Betty is survived by her husband, Stan; one son Jeff of Folsom; one daughter Alicia Christian (husband Beau) of Riverside and 5 grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister JoAnn Jackson (husband Earl) of Hanford as well as numerous nieces and nephews.







Susan St Martin - July 31, 2014Contact this person Contact this person
Our deepest sympathy and condolences to Stan and family. Sue will be Greatly missed by us and her entire Church family. Sue was such a sweet and thoughtful person and always greated you with a smile! We know that she is free from pain and now in her holy resting place with her heavenly father! We are so grateful for that but that does not lessen the sorrow of all left behind. Sue and Cliff St.Martin


David Parnell - August 9, 2014Contact this person Contact this person
What a Blessing Sue was, Heaven is Rejoicing! Stan, I keep you in my prayer and trust that God has His arms of Love wrapped closely around you during your time of sorrow, I cannot begin to imagine. I still remember our time very fondly with the two of you as my Sunday School teacher, you both shared your knowledge of the Bible and a relationship with Jesus Christ in such a loving way, I hold that very closely. God Bless You Stan and Thank you Sue for all that you did here and smile within my heart knowing that you are now Praising God In Heaven.