CLASS OF 1882
Dr. John Jacob Coffman died suddenly of heart disease at his' home at Scotland, Pa., October 4, 1922.
Dr. Coffman was born at Sharpsburg, Md., November 23, 1851, the son of David and Ruth Caroline (Hammond) Coffman.
His early years were spent on his father's farm, and after a course at Shippensburg Normal School he engaged in public school teaching for five years. He then took up the study of medicine with a physician in his native town, and attended two courses of lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore and a final course at Dartmouth.
He began his medical practice at Boyd's, Md., whence he removed to Scotland, Pa., in 1885. He became one of the most successful practitioners in that region, retiring from practice six years ago. He was for many years secretary of the Medical Society of Franklin County, and as secretary of the Cumberland Valley Medical Association he was largely instrumentalin its maintenance. Through his efforts the "Call and Roster," a monthly publication, was issued by the county organization, and he was its editor for many years. He was a member of the American Medical Association and of the state association. Upon the organization of the Scotland School in 1895 he was named school physician, and served until 1900. For several years he did editorial work for the Charlotte (N. C.) Medical Journal. He was an active member of the Central Presbyterian church of Chambersburg.
May 14, 1890, Dr. Coffman was married to Sallie Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Rea and Margaret Ann (Renfrew) Burns, who survives him, with a son, Rev. D. Rhea Coffman, pastor of a Presbyterian church in Reading, Pa. Two other children died in early childhood.
