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William "Bill" Coffman

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Title

William "Bill" Coffman

Subject

Coffman, William Homer "Bill" (1934-2018)

Description

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of William "Bill" Homer Coffman with glasses and wearing a striped tie.

He is remembered as being a banker in Woodstock.

He was born in Readus, west of Edinburg, He was the son of William Alfred and Beulah (Bowers) Coffman.

He graduated from Edinburg High School in 1953 and started his banking career that same year with Riggs National Bank in Washington, DC.

He married Lois (Hepner) Coffman in 1954. They raised three children together.

He returned to Woodstock in 1958 and joined the former Shenandoah County Bank & Trust Company, which was later acquired by First Virginia Banks, Inc., then BB&T.

As of 2025, it is the Truist banking organization.

He was very active in the community and civic affairs and served as a former councilman and mayor of the Town of Woodstock.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Contributor

Identified in 2014 by staff at the Shenandoah County Historical Society (SCHS).

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

028648

Original Format

Film Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “William "Bill" Coffman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71963.

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