Person:Edward Coggins (1)

Address: Address 1: 437 South Lawn Apt. # 7 City: Alpena State: MI. Postal code: 49707

Phone: 989 - 354 - 5410

• • • • CERTIFICATE OF DEATH **** Bannan Funeral Home Inc.; 222 S. Second Ave. Alpena, MI. 49707

Name; Edward Coggins Male age; 72 Death; Dec. 30, 2003 Alpena Co. LF-387 SFN-2254056 Res. 437 S. Lawn St. Apt. 7 City of Alpena Occ. Automovie Instructer - Community College, Alpena Born; Flint, MI Sept. 28, 1931 Married; Mary Modrzynski Ancestrey; French / Irish white Grade 12 Father; Aaron Coggins - Mother; Marie Beavier Informant; Mary Coggins Cause; Non-Small Cell Carsinoma of Lung 9 mos. / Diabetes / Hypotension / Hyperlepidemia Cremation; Sunset Valley Crematory - Bay City, MI.

Name: Edward T. Coggins SSN: 381-26-0963 Last Residence: 49707 Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States of America Born: 28 Sep 1931 Died: 30 Dec 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 )

Benzonia Library Mills Community House; Benzonia MI. Benzie Banner; 1953 ---- Researched; Nov. 10, 1998 Jan. 29 - Mrs. Ed Coggins ment her husband Saturday evening at Frankfort. He arrived in California from Japan last week. Mrs. Coggins made her home with her brother, Mr. & Mrs. Ed Kagey and daughter. Mr. Coggins will be stationed in Washington after a furlough. Feb. 5 - Ed Coggins had an appendectomy last week at the Osteopathic hospital in Traverse City. Oct 8, - Mr. & Mrs. Ed T. Coggins who have been living in the cooley school district, since Mr. Coggins was recently discharged from the Armed Services, moved Tuesday into Beulah. Sept. 24, - Mr. & Mrs. Ed Coggins of California arrived Saturday evening and were visiting Mrs. Coggins brother, Mr. & Mrs. Edison Kagey and family. Mr. Coggins has received his discharge from the Army.

Benzie Banner 1954 -- Researched; Nov, 19, 1998 Jan. 7 - Mr. & Mrs. Ed Coggins are the proud parents of a son born December 27. March 18, / with photo The Best -- Service Manager Ed Anderson hands Ed Coggins, mechanic - driver, traveling orders for the big new Dodge wrecker recently placed into service by the Asa H. Case Chrystler - Plymouth grage in Benzonia. On the rear of the cab - over - engine chassie is a 14 ton hoist and auxiliary air and gas tanks for stranded motorists. The service is available 24 hours daily by phoning 53 daytimes and 76 and 130 at night.

Benzie Banner; 1955 Apr. 28,- Mr. & Mrs. Ed Coggins and son Kim, of Beulah visited Mr. & Mrs. Edison Kagey and children Saturday. Dec. 29, - Mr. & Mrs. Ed Coggins and son Kim, Orville Kagey helped Terrie Kagey celebrate her 4th Birthday anniversary Thursday evening at the home of her parents Mr. & Mrs. Edison Kagey.

Benzie Banner; 1957 ---- Researched; Nov. 6, 1999 May 16,- Mr. & Mrs. Ed Coggins and son , Kim have returned from a weeks trip to Massachusetts where they visited an old Army buddy of Ed's. Oct. 17,- Mr. & Mrs. Ed Coggins and sons returned from Florida where they visited the Edison Kagey's who recently moved to Florida.

Benzie Banner; 1959 ---- Researched; Dec. 1999 May 21,- "TWO LOCAL MEN MANAGE STATION " Final details were completed this week transferring ownership and operation of Smitty's Texaco Service in Beulah; According to the new operators; Edward Anderson and Edward Coggins, both local men, the property was purchased from Royall Smith by the Blarney Castle Oil Company, Bear Lake, and leased to the two. The station was built by Mr. Smith in 1950 and he has owned and operated it since that date. The new owners will continue to render the same services that have been available before and have added car tune-up equipment to the grage. Both are experienced men. Anderson has been in general grage work with Asa Case for the past 14 years and Coggins has been connected with Denzik's for five years.

Benzie Banner; 1960 ---- Researched; Dec. 30, 1999 Jan. 14,- Mr. & Mrs. Ed Coggins and family are vacationing for two weeks in Florida with the Edison Kagey family. Sept. 15, Raze Beulah Service Station; Work was begun early this week to completely tear down the A. & C. Texaco service station that was damaged by the wind storm of Sept. 1, Nearly half the roof of the station was blown off when the proprietors Ed Anderson and Ed Coggins, were unable to close the overhead doors in the service department of the building because of high winds. An attempt was made to repair the building but several large cracks in the cement block wall promted the dicision to rebuild the station.

Benzie Banner; 1961 ---- Researched; Feb. 5, 1999 May 25,- Texaco Station has new owner - trancactions were completed recently to change ownership of one of Beulah's gasoline service stations. Al Brown of Benzonia, who has been a lifelong resident of this area, has purchased the intrest of Edward Anderson and Edward Coggins in the A & C Texaco station on U.S.- 31 in Beulah. According to the new owner the name of the station will be changed to Brownie's Lakeview Texaco. No immediate changes are anticipated in the merchandise brand names carried. The service of Fred Poynor have been secured as machanic. Dec. 14, Circuit Court; Three seperate judgements, State Savings Bank of Frankfort. vs. one of them Edward Coggins. Dec. 21, - Circuit Court; seperate judgement actionof the State Savings Bank of Frankfort vs. Edward Coggins

Benzie Banner -- 1962 May 24, - Circuit Court; Judgement case brought against Edward Coggins by the Frankfort State Savings Bank, was set over to June 4, Sept. 20, - Circuit Court; State Savings Bank of Frankfort vs. Edward Coggins. Sept. 27,- Circuit Court; Frankfort State Savings Bank vs Edward Coggins held over.

Benzie Banner; 1963 ---- Researched; Feb 11, 1999 June 13, - Court News; Edward Coggins Beulah was issued a summons by Trooper Gibbard for driving with an expired operators license. He paid $1. and $2. court cost. July 25, - Court News; Edward Coggins Beulah, paid $5. and $5. for permitting a dog to roam at large Joe Hamner, county dog warden, made the complaint.

March 2003 - Ed has had a CatScan and they have found he has cancer - He has had to under go Radation & Cemo treatments.

July 18, 2003 - We stopped and visited Ed & Mary Lou on our way back from the Upper Peninsula with Jeanne & Ed Kagey, They were having a yard sale to get rid of household items they know longer wanted and are preparing to move into a new Appartment in Alpena.

Sept. 29, 2003 - We were at Ed & Jeannes in Colorado Ed Coggins Birthday was Sept 28 we calle him from Colorado and visited by phone he sound pretty good.

Oct. 9, 2003 -- Were arrived home today Called and talked to family and found Ed Coggins hade been in the hospital his lung collapsed. The cance is growing again, he has bee told he has 2 weeks to 2 months they are having Hospice set up at their appartment.

The Alpena News 2003 COGGINS, Edward Thomas, 72, of Alpena died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003. He is survived by his wife, MaryLou Coggins; five children, Kim (Bonnie) Coggins of Menominee, Dr. Kip (Natalia) Coggins of El Paso, Texas, Kerry Coggins of South Haven, Kit (Linda) Coggins of South Haven and Cappi (Frank) Schenkhuizen of Portage; one step-daughter, Pam Copping of Alpena; seven grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; four great-step-grandchildren; two sisters, Donna Dill and Jane Blonden of Flushing; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Bannan Funeral Home on Friday from 3 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 4 p.m. with Fr. James Kendziorski officiating.