Colie Cohen Jr (1931 - 2019)

Born 1931 in South Carolina, United States

Died 2 Jan 2019 at about age 88 in Wellford, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Colie Cohen Jr was an Appalachian.

Obituary

Colie Cohen Jr. of Wellford, SC, passed on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

Son of the late Colie and Josephine Cohen; husband of Mamie Jay Cohen for over 61 years.

A member of the Greater Hopewell Baptist Church, served on the Deacon Board, taught Sunday School, and joined the Silver Lake Masonic Lodge #388 in 1961 for a total of 57 years.

During his spare time, he enjoyed working in the yard, reading the Bible, and studying his Sunday School Lesson. Additionally, he and his wife always traveled and did things together.

Others left to cherish fond and loving memories include his sons, Steve (Kamaka) Cohen and Colie Junior Cohen; daughter, Teresa (Sidney) Ferguson; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, Calvin (Rachel) Cohen and Bessie Mae (Wilbert)Taylor; along with a host of other family and friends.

Also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Alicia Cohen; and sisters Dorothy A. Smith and Marie McFadden.

The funeral service was held at 2:30 pm, Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Greater Hopewell Baptist Church; burial in Westwood Memorial Gardens.

Published in Spartanburg Herald Journal January 5, 2019

Sources

Westwood Cemetery https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Floyd%60s_Westwood_Memorial_Garden_Perpetual_Care

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Westwood_Memorial_Gardens%2C_Moore%2C_South_Carolina

• Published in Spartanburg Herald Journal

January 5, 2019

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195811475/colie-cohen : accessed 26 January 2022), memorial page for Colie Cohen Jr. (unknown–2 Jan 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 195811475, citing Westwood Memorial Gardens, Moore, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Patricia (contributor 47533805) .