Mary Ann Cofrin

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Obituaries in Gainesville, FL | Gainesville Sun

Beloved friend, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Mary Ann Peebles Harn Cofrin passed away peacefully on April 5, 2022. She was 97, born at home, Oct. 8, 1924, in Gainesville, Fl, the middle of 3 sisters. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. David A. Cofrin, her parents Samuel P. Harn and Gladys Gracy Harn and her sisters, Margaret Goforth and Gladys Harris.

Mary Ann enjoyed a long, accomplished life. She graduated from P.K.Yonge HS, attended the Fl. State College for Women and graduated from the Katherine Gibbs secretarial school in NYC, where she met her husband while he was in medical school during WWII.

She was a volunteer and philanthropist, giving generously in support of the greater Gainesville Community and other causes around the nation. She was an active environmentalist, ahead of her time in many respects. She has chosen her final resting place to be at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery which offers a natural burial for people who have chosen to do everything possible to protect the environment.

Fascinated by family history, she researched multiple lines of her genealogy in depth and self-published several books of historical photos and letters as well as her own memoir.

She is survived by her 5 children, David, Paige, Edie, Gladys and Mary Ann, her 8 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 5:00pm, at the Harn Museum of Art on Monday, May 9, 2022 . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Matheson Museum, or to the UF Harn Museum of Art, named for her father.

The family wishes to offer special thanks to the assisted living staffs at Oak Hammock and Haven Hospice for the kind caregiving she received.

Funeral services will be private, with the arrangements coordinated by Milam Funeral Services, milamfh.com.

Posted online on April 08, 2022

Published in Gainesville Sun