Ralph Thomas COE

1895 - 1984  (89 years)

• Name	Ralph Thomas COE
  Born	1895	Carroll Co., MD
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Aug 1984	Carroll Co., MD   [1]
  Person ID	I5244	Primary
  Last Modified	11 May 2014

  
  

  Father	John A. COE,   b. 7 Mar 1876,   d. 7 Feb 1916  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Virginia POWERS,   b. 11 Apr 1877,   d. 15 Dec 1964  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F5574	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Carrie POOLE,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Ralph Ellsworth COE,   b. 1918,   d. 2 Oct 1972  (Age 54 years) + 2. Betty LaRue COE,   b. 29 May 1922,   d. 18 May 2010  (Age 87 years) + 3. Ruth COE,   b. 28 Dec 1916,   d. 2 Mar 2002  (Age 85 years)   4. Vivian COE   5. Catherine COE
  Last Modified	11 May 2014
  Family ID	F5573	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Pearl B.
  Last Modified	11 May 2014
  Family ID	F518394960	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S278] NEWS: Carroll County Times, Aug 1984. Mr. Ralph Thomas Coe, 88, of Coe Drive, New Windsor, died Tuesday night, Aug. 21, at Carroll County General Hospital, Westminster, after a brief illness. Born in Carroll County, Mr. Coe was a son of the late John and Virginia Bowers Coe and father of the late Ellsworth Coe. Mr. Coe's first wife was the late Carrie Poole Coe. Mr. Coe was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in New Windsor and, before his retirement, was the owner and president of D.P. Smelser and Son in New Windsor. He was a director of the New Windsor State Bank for 24 years, former president and charter member of New Windsor Fire Company, former member and president of New Windsor Lions Club for 35 years, and a past director of the Carroll County Heart Associaton. He was also a member of the New Windsor, Union Bridge and Church of the Open Door Senior Citizens, a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and a helper with the SOS campaign. Mr. Coe helped organize and was a player on the old Wakefield ball team and was a member of the Old Timers Baseball Association. He is survived by his second wife, Pearl B. Coe; four daughters, Vivian Warner of Lewistown, Betty Bonn of New Windsor, Ruth Curfman of New Windsor and Catherine Canfield, Orlando, Fla.; four sisters, Grace Royer, Pauline Crumbacker and lone Baust, all of Westminster, and Blanche Mackley, York, Pa.; one brother, John Coe, Westminster; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, New Windsor. Mr. Coe's pastor, the Rev. Merritt A. Copenhaver, will officiate. Interment will be in Pipe Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Thomas D. Fletcher & Son Funeral Home, 254 E. Main St., Westminster.