Ms. Virgie Coburn Bowers

October 16, 1934 - December 29, 2020

Oh what a day of excitement & joy, a new birth came into into this world. On October 16, 1934, a little baby girl the seventh child born to Burtis Moore and Cassie Kirk Moore, the baby of the family Virgie Mae Coburn Moore. She departed this life on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She said as a little girl, she always wanted to grow up and be a mother. She was a mother of four children; Add Jean (Lorenzo) Broyld, Victoria Lynn Coburn, Frederick Lamonte Corburn and the late Tammy Rena Coburn Davis. She was educated in the Jackson-Madison County School System. She was employed at the Madison County Courthouse where she retired at 59 years of age. After retirement she received her greatest gift of all from her only grandchild MarKettus “Mark” Lorenzo Broyld. She always Mark was her gift to have a grandchild. But when she was gifted with her three great grandchildren, She was filled with joy, happiness and excitement. She said she was blessed to have her grandson Mark, but oh what a blessing to live to see her great grandchildren born and watch them grow. Lorenzo Alexander, Jose Carmen and Sabin Victoria Jean. Her life now was surrounded with all things as she would say around Grandma’s grand babies. Virgie was a founding member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. She was dedicated and a faithful member until her health began to fail. She loved life, her Church and her family. She was preceded in death by her siblings: Burtis Moore, Edward Moore, Robert Moore, Juanita Moore, Alpha Moore, and Louise Moore. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Tammie Rena Coburn-Davis. She is survived by her children: Jean (Lorenzo), Vickie and Frederick; grandson: Markettus “Mark” (Elizabeth) Broyld; three great-grandchildren: Lorenzo, Jose and Sabin; god grandson: Latreal MarKettus Compton of Los Angles, California; god children: Fella Grimes, Major Grimes, and Keshia Grimes nieces, nephews, and friends.