a tribute to barbra Jun. 2014 | Page 3

The beginning On February 7 1933 a beautiful life was born in Banner, Oklahoma. And that life’s name was Barbara Coffman. Barbra lived in Oklahoma until 1946. When she was thirteen her family moved to Oregon with just their clothing and a few house hold items. Her parent’s names were James and Helen Hoffman. They moved to the small town of Sweet Home A.K.A Oaky City. It was populated with people from Oklahoma and Oregon. All of the Oregonians at the time worked at the mill which was the biggest wood mill in Oregon. The Oakies knew how to farm so they had to learn a new way of life.