Richfield Springs Mercury
November 29, 1900

One of our most aged residents, Mrs. Saphrona L. Coats, passed away on Sunday afternoon in her ninety-first year. Mrs. Coats childhood home was in Springfield and after her marriage to Albert Coats in 1828 they removed to Cortland county and their two children were born there. Later they moved to Twelve Thousand and about 1858 they came to our village, which has since been their home. they ade many friends by their ernest upright lives. They were ever interested in all good works and faithful workers in the Baptist church of which Mr. Coats was for many years a deacon, and Mrs. Coats had made the unusual record of over seventy years a member. Deacon Coats died in 1883 and for a few years she remained in the old home, thn went to live with her daughter, mrs. Martha Colwell, where she has received every care that a devoted, conscientious daughter and grand-daughter could give to her. Beside her daughter, Mrs. Colwell, and grand-daughter, Florence, Mrs. Coats leaves a son, Martin B, residing with his family in Pittsville, Wis. Mrs. Coats was also an aunt of Mrs. Esther Coats Pickens, of Oneida, and of Rev. Adelbert Coats, pastor of the First Baptist church, of Buffalo. The funeral was held at half past two on Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Rev. J. O. Lapp__[Lappens or Lappeus?] officiating.

[italic's mine. C.S.]