Velmar Lee Cogar,
age 76, Summer Shade, died Sunday, March
25, 2018 at The Medical Center in Bowling
Green .
Born May 7, 1941 in
Webster Springs ,
West Virginia
he was a son of the late Byge and Goldie Cogar and raised by the late Harry and
Reva Prrine. He was the husband of the late Sherry Lynn Rice Cogar who preceded
him in death August 29, 2015.
He was a carpenter
and retired from Eaton’s. He was a Christian.
Survivors include
one daughter, Donna Cogar Mosby, Nashville; one son Jessie and his wife Karina
Rosales Cogar, Bowling Green; one brother Buddy (Louise) Cogar; cousin Bobby
(Darlene) Hines; seven grandchildren, Anika Mosby, Elijah Cogar, Katilyn
Huntsman, Rayleigh Huntsman, Gracie Hayes , Jason Nikola Cogar and Elliot Nolan
Cogar; two great grandchildren, Aspen
and Creed Lee Cogar; and one daughter in
law, Carrie Cogar.
He was preceded in
death by two sons Daniel and Jason Cogar and one sister Helen Cowger.
Funeral services
will be Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 1:00
p.m. at McMurtrey Funeral Home with John
Shepard officiating. Burial will follow in the Union
#2 Cemetery. Visitation will begin
Friday, March 30, 2018a t 2:00-8:00 p.m. and on Saturday after 8:00 a.m. until
time of services.
Memorials may be
made to the Union #2 Cemetery and may left at
the funeral home.