Juliette Cofer

Juliette Clements Cofer, 91, of Dendron, departed this life on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother known for her love of family, her caring nature, her hospitality, her immaculate yard and her pound cake. She was born January 26, 1919, in Prince George County to the late Waverly Tolman and Estelle Avery Clements. In 1939, she married the late Wilson Cofer and moved to Dendron where she lived until her death. She was a member of Dendron United Methodist Church, John Rolfe Chapter of the APVA and Surry Garden Club. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers James Merle Clements and John Waverly Clements and her sister Genevieve Clements Guza. She is survived by her children Woody Cofer and wife Helen of Powhatan and Linda Cofer Thompson and husband Alan of Dendron, grandchildren Chad Thompson, Serena Cofer Talley and husband Tray, Christy Thompson Dalton and husband Micah and a step-grandson Richard Utley and wife Meredith, great-grandchildren Stone Talley and Aghavni Dalton and step-great-grandchildren Gavin and Tucker Utley. She is also survived by a sister-in-law Barbara Clements, a brother-in-law Joe Guza and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank her faithful caregivers Polly, Elaine, Alice and Yvonne and Hospice of Virginia for their loving care.
The family will receive friends Thursday, November 11, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield at 11414 General Mahone Hwy. A funeral service will be held Friday, November 12, at 2:00 PM at Dendron United Methodist Church at 2912 Rolfe Hwy. Burial will follow at Waverly Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dendron United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 163, Dendron, VA 23839.