Pollyann Harrod Coblin

Frankfort - Pollyann Harrod Coblin, age 74, passed away on February 21, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Polly was born February 2, 1949, in Frankfort, Kentucky to parents Mary Milam Stagg and William Wells Harrod. As a child, she attended Murray Street School and Second Street School. At Frankfort High school, she met William Granville Coblin Junior, her high-school sweetheart. She attended the University of Kentucky and the Norton School of Nursing in Louisville. On December 9, 1972, she and Granville married. The pair, an army servicemember and a nurse, traveled to Germany during the Vietnam War to be stationed on a United States army base in Nuremburg. On December 16, 1974, on the army base, Polly gave birth to her first daughter, Susan Calhoun Coblin. They remained in Europe for three years, traveling and forming friendships abroad. Upon returning to Kentucky, she worked as Dr. John Cheshire’s principal nurse for two years. She soon joined the doctor's office of Keller, Douglass, Cheshire, and Jackson, remaining there for twelve years until her retirement. On February 2, 1979, Polly’s thirtieth birthday, she gave birth to William Granville Coblin III. She delighted in raising her two children and dedicated the remainder of her time to serving her community. In 1987, after seeing the need for Hospice care in her town, Polly founded Hospice of Frankfort with Dianne Dailey and Dr. Hal Keller. She volunteered her time as a Hospice nurse for three years. Polly also worked with The Habitat for Humanity Women’s Build, volunteered with the Franklin County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), served on the Good Shepherd School Board, and was on the Board of Directors at The Salvation Army for twelve years. Polly always possessed an admiration for nature and sports, and she always sought to increase local access to parks, thoroughly enjoying her time on the Frankfort Parks and Recreation board. She was a member of The Church of Ascension in Frankfort. She lived a life of service to others, with great empathy for those in need. She traveled across the United States playing golf, ran mini marathons, and spent time in Vermont as a ski school instructor. She loved jigsaw puzzles, hummingbirds, and cheering on the Frankfort High School Panthers and the Kentucky Wildcats. She was a role model to all, selflessly loving her friends and family. Never once did you encounter Polly without feeling her intentional love and care. She is survived by her husband William Graville Coblin Junior, her brother, William Wells Harrod, her sisters, Willa McElroy Sweenie and Mary Keenan Welsh, her two children, Susan Calhoun Coblin and William Granville Coblin III, her daughter-in-law Kelli McDonald Coblin, and her four grandchildren, Ella Rosemary Abney, William Granville Coblin IV, Helen Hall Craycroft Abney, and Parker Lewis Coblin. Services will be held at The Church of the Ascension on Friday, February 24, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. with Father Peter Doddema and Father Charles Ellestad officiating. Burial will follow at Frankfort Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Serving as pallbearers will be William G. Coblin III, William G. Coblin IV, Parker L. Coblin, William “Bill” Harrod, Price Sewell, Steve Brooks, and Will Harrod. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to The Frankfort Independent Schools Foundation and the Frankfort Parks and Recreation Foundation. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Pollyann Harrod Coblin

February 2, 1949 - February 21, 2023