Sarah Frances Elizabeth Pless Coffman

Sarah Frances Elizabeth Pless Coffman, age 94, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011. She was born August 15, 1916 in Granite City, Illinois to the late Andreas J. Pless and Sarah Bell Pless. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ashley R. Coffman, Ph.D. Having lived in Conway, Arkansas most of her adult life, Sarah Frances was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church of Conway. Sarah Frances is survived by her son, Loren A. Coffman and wife, Carolyn Coffman; grandsons, Robert A. Coffman and Edward A. Coffman and his wife, Rachel; great-grandchildren, Ethan A. Coffman, Ryleigh Grace Coffman, Greta Marie Coffman and Edyn Mae Coffman. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Oakland Cemetery, 2101 Confederate Blvd., Little Rock, Arkansas. A reception will follow the graveside at 10431 Farris Ave., Sherwood, Ark. The family request casual dress for the graveside service. Memorials may be sent to the Ashley R. Coffman and Sarah Frances Coffman Scholarship Fund, Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway, Ark. 72032, First United Methodist Church of Conway, 1610 Prince St., Conway, Ark. 72034 or Levy First United Methodist Church, 701 West 47th St., North Little Rock, Ark. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.