Date of birth: 02 Jul 1867
Date of death: 07 Dec 1949

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Burial Information

Section 07 (Click Here for Section Map)
Cemetery: Beth El Cemetery
Plot:
Status: Occupied

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Notes

Obituary Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. Rosa Cohen
At Family Residence

Services were held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday for Mrs. Rosa Cohen, 82, Lexington, who passed away at the Baptist hospital in Jackson Wednesday, December 7, at 2:35 a.m. after an illness of several weeks. Rabbi Samuel Schillman officiated at the services at the family residence, and interment was at Lexington cemetery.

Mrs. Cohen was the wife of the late Samuel Cohen who passed away in 1943. Mr. and Mrs. Cohen came to Lexington 42 years ago from Memphis, and had many friends, relatives and acquaintances there as well as in Holmes county.

Mrs. Cohen leaves six children, Mrs. Dave Miller, Drew; Mrs. Abram Flowers, Miss. Molly Cohen and Ephraim Cohen, all prominent citizens in Lexington and in Holmes county; Mrs. Sam Flowers, Ruleville, and Mrs. Charles Kahn, Morgan City, La.; two brothers, Joe Schur, Clarksdale, and Ben Schur, Memphis; one sister, Mrs Annie Jeffe, Memphis, twelve grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Cohen had operated Cohen's Department store in Lexington for many years and at the death of Mr. Samuel Cohen, their son Ephraim Cohen assumed managership of the store.

The grandsons served as active pallbearers. They were Nathan Miller, Freddie Miller, Earl Flowers, Herman Flowers, Philip Flowers, Leon Kahn, Allen Cohen and LeRoy Paris.

Honorary pallbearers were all her friends.

The Southern Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.

Family Relations of Rosa Schur Cohen

Spouse:

Samuel J. Cohen

Children:

Mollie Cohen

Ephraim Cohen

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