Thelma Gertrude Cofer

May 3, 1914 - November 6, 2008

Thelma Gertrude Cofer, 94, of Bowling Green died Nov. 6, 2008, at a Bowling Green nursing home. The Hardin County native was employed by Hardin Memorial Hospital, where she retired after more than 30 years of service. Gertrude was a member of Sonora Baptist Church and later joined New Bethel Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Henry Saunders and Maude Phillips-Saunders and the wife of the late Daniel H. Cofer Sr. She was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Lee Saunders; and a grandchild. Funeral is at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sonora Baptist Church, with burial in Sonora City Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday at Burnam & Son Mortuary. Online condolences may be made at www.burnamsonmortuary.com. Survivors include a son, Daniel Cofer Jr. of Bowling Green; 10 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends.