Rev. Dr. Henry Garland Cofield, Jr., 93, of McDonald, TN, died Sunday, October 25, 2020, at his home.
He was born in Georgia, and grew up in Tennessee. In 1944, he was honor man of Company 57 in naval combat aircrewman school. In 1965, he began his career as a bush pilot and founded Camp of the Woods Ministries in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. In 1979, he was selected Alumnus of the Year of Tennessee Temple University.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Cofield; by his wife of 52 years, Reba Miller Cofield, their six month old son, Jonathan; and his sister, Jean Smith.
Garland is survived by his children; James (Joy) Cofield, John (Fawnda) Cofield, Jean (Roger) Hammond, and Judy (Steve) Faulkner, thirteen grandchildren, brother-in-law, Dale (Lue) Miller, and niece, Susan Smith Jensen.
In lieu of COVID restrictions, all services will be private with a memorial service to be announced at a later date. Instead of sending flowers, please consider making a donation to Camp of the Woods online at www.cotwcanada.com.
Join us for an online Facebook event Saturday, October 31, from 2-5 PM (Search Henry Garland Cofield on Facebook).