Mamie Funkhouser Riffey Coffelt
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Title
Mamie Funkhouser Riffey Coffelt
Subject
Coffelt, Mamie (Funkhouser) Riffey (1896-1989)
Description
Portrait of Mamie Funkhouser Riffey Coffelt seated on a bench.
Mamie was from Mt. Jackson, the daughter of Samuel Green Funkhouser, a teacher, and Eunice Idella (Swartz) Funkhouser. She was the oldest of seven children.
Her first husband was Carl Edward Riffey (1904-1960), a farm laborer, who she married in 1922. By 1940, Mamie lived alone and was the proprietor of a grocery store. She and Carl divorced in 1941 and two years later Mamie married for the second time.
Hugh Albert Coffelt (1879-1971) was a twice married widow when he married Mamie in 1943. He farmed and Mamie worked as a clerk.
Mamie did not have children and lived in Mt. Jackson when she died.
Mamie was from Mt. Jackson, the daughter of Samuel Green Funkhouser, a teacher, and Eunice Idella (Swartz) Funkhouser. She was the oldest of seven children.
Her first husband was Carl Edward Riffey (1904-1960), a farm laborer, who she married in 1922. By 1940, Mamie lived alone and was the proprietor of a grocery store. She and Carl divorced in 1941 and two years later Mamie married for the second time.
Hugh Albert Coffelt (1879-1971) was a twice married widow when he married Mamie in 1943. He farmed and Mamie worked as a clerk.
Mamie did not have children and lived in Mt. Jackson when she died.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "March 1944" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Ruby Phillips who was a family friend of the subject. In 1944, Ruby and her family lived with the subject.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
007981
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Mamie Funkhouser Riffey Coffelt,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/27645.
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