Anita Coffrin Hull (Wilford)

Anita Coffrin Hull (Wilford), 94 of Bellingham, Wash., passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 29, 2013. She was born Sept. 14, 1919, in Mona, Mont., to Everett and Belva Coffrin. 

Anita graduated from the University of Montana in 1968 and later studied abroad in Avignon, France. She was a longtime member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood.  She loved studying the meaning and origin of words, reading literature and writing short stories. Anita was a wonderful hostess and enjoyed entertaining friends and family. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. Anita was preceded in death by husbands, John Benton Wilford, Roger Taylor and Norman Hull; and siblings Meurice, Basil, Orrin “Jack” and Vesta. 

She is survived by her sons, John Wilford (Robin Turner) of Hamilton City, Calif., and Tom (Jean) Wilford of Bellingham, Wash .; four grandchildren, Aaron, Brian, Megan and Nathan; sister, Virginia (Phil) Stansbury of Atlanta, Ga .; and many loving family and friends. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m., followed by a 2 p.m. Celebration of Life Service at Westford Funeral Home on Sunday, Oct. 6.

Memorials may be made to Whatcom Hospice. You may share memories with the family at http://www.westfordfuneralhome.com. Gramanita, you will be dearly missed, but we take comfort in knowing you are with our Lord in Heaven.