Essie M. Cogdill, 95, a resident of Warren, PA., since 2003, died
Monday morning, November 21, 2016 with her daughter at her
side at the Rouse Warren County Home. Essie was born on June
11, 1921, in Fitzgerald, GA. She grew up and lived most of her
life in Florida, until she moved to Warren, PA., to be near her
daughter. Essie served as Postmaster in St. Marks, FL., until she
transferred to Williston, FL., where she continued as postmaster
until her retirement in 1987. Essie was active in the Florida
Chapter of the National Postmasters Association and proudly
served a term as president of that organization. She was also a 50
year member of the Eastern Star, serving in the Crawfordville,
FL., and Chiefland, FL., chapters. Essie was a long time member
of the Williston First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday
School at various levels and worked with youth groups. After
moving to Warren, she became a member of the Calvary Baptist
Church where she especially enjoyed her Sunday School Class.
She is survived by her daughter, Kay McConnell and her
husband, David, of Warren, PA., a granddaughter, Gavin R.
Young and her husband, Rob, of Asheville, N.C., two great
grandsons, Beckett and Silas Young, and several nieces and
nephews. Essie was preceded in deat by her husband of 62 years,
James Seldon Cogdill, her father and mother, Reverend and Mrs.
J.A. Watts, her brother, John L. Watts, and her son-in-law, Tom
Raker.
Funeral services will be held at a later date in Williston, FL. Essie
will be inurned next to her husband, James S. Cogdill, in the Oak
View Cemetery, Williston, FL. E-mail condolences may be sent
by visiting www.lewisfuneralhomeinc.com The Donald E. Lewis
Funeral Home, Inc. has been entrusted with funeral
arrangements.
This lovely, classy lady will surely be missed….
So sorry for your loss. Thinking of you and your family.
Dear Kay: My thoughts have been with you. When I read of her passing, I noted her living in Williston, my parents lived there for several years and I expect they might have known her…
Regards, Jackie Slagle
Dear Kay, I was saddened to read of Mrs. Essie’s passing. Johnnie and I owe much to your Mother and family in making our young lives better. Had it not been for your family, I could never have been a cheerleader, I have patterned my life after the impression that your family made on my childhood. I recall how excited she was when I stopped by her home in Williston to see she and Mr.Seldon for the last time.
I feel that my life could have taken a very different direction had I not chosen to use your family as my role model. God bless your family.
Love you, Lucy Harrington Lassiter