Residence: Burnettsville, Indiana
Died: Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Location: 8:25 a.m., at the Indiana University Health, White Memorial Hospital in Monticello, Indiana
 
 
Age: 85
Date of Birth: Wednesday, February 26, 1930
Birth place: Cass County, Indiana

Branch: Army

Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Jacob "Russel" Coffing
 
Mother: Goldie Pearl ( Wiles ) Coffing
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Lived in the Burnettsville, Indiana, area all his life.
Funeral Date: Saturday, January 16, 2016
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 16, 2016, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Paul Scott of the First Baptist Church of Burnettsville, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Davis Cemetery in rural Burnettsville (Cass County), Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
10:00 a.m. until the time of service at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Dewey had lived in the Burnettsville, Indiana, area all his life. He was a 1948 graduate of the Metea High School in Metea, Indiana. Dewey was a United States Army Veteran and retired from Central Paving in 1994 after 31 years of service. After retiring he went into Taxidermy with Bob Oliver. Dewey was an active member of the first Baptist Church and had served numerous offices within the church. He was a former member of the Burnettsville Masonic Lodge #585 of Burnettsville, Indiana, and the American Legion Post #81 of Monticello, Indiana, and was the unspoken Mayor of Burnettsville. Dewey was even crowned the King of Burnettsville during the Annual Burnettsville Community Days. He was an outdoors person, enjoying hunting, mushroom hunting, taking care of his own honey bees and selling their honey. Dewey was an amazing excavator and had done numerous parking lots around the area. He was even known to help people take care of their beaver problems. Dewey was also an avid Purdue, Cubs, and Pacers fan.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church of Burnettsville, Indiana, or the White County Food Pantry. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On June 27, 1953, in the First Baptist Church of Burnettsville, Indiana, he married the "Love of his life" Virginia E. Lowring; she survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Virginia E. Coffing of Burnettsville, Indiana; Children, Joe (wife Janet) Coffing of Monticello, Indiana, Rosann (husband Bill) Plunkett of Granger, Indiana, and Lisa (husband John) Mazur of Rome City, Indiana;Grandchildren,Jarred and Mitchell Coffing,Sophie and Phoebe Plunkett, andChris (wife Amy) Mazur,Amanda, andLauren Mazur;Great Grandchildren,Matthew, Benjamin,Julia, andReese; Sisters,June Garrow andRachel (husband Kenny) Stewart both of Mishawaka, Indiana,Nina (husband Max) Lynch of Rochester, Indiana,Betty (husband Ed) Lewis of Twelve Mile, Indiana, andJoan (companion Walt Schneider) Coffing of Florida;Sisters-in-law, Carolyn F. Lowring of Monticello, Indiana andDonna (husband Gene) Coffing - Correll of Florida; Brother-in-law, Dan (wife Sharon) Lowring of Georgia; Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Jacob "Russel" & Goldie Pearl (Wiles) Coffing;Daughter,Cindy Sue Coffing;Father and Mother-in-law,Mart and Strode Lowring; Brothers and Sisters-in-law,Dick & Gladys,Don, andBill & Lucille Coffing;Brothers-in-law and Sister-in-law,John R. & Faye L. Lowring (FLeck) and Gerald E. "Buck" Lowring; Nephew, Michael "Mike" Lowring.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.