RTree - Person Sheet
NameClyde COFFEY 
Birth10 Jun 1883
Death6 Feb 1958, Corydon, IA
FatherWilliam COFFEY (1848-1896)
MotherMalcena BARBRE (1855-1920)
Misc. Notes
CENSUS 1940: Clyde Coffey / b: abt 1882 in IN / Head / Living in Richman, Wayne, IA
CENSUS 1930: Clyde Coffey / b: abt 1886 in IN / Head / Living in Richman, Wayne, Iowa
CENSUS 1920: Clyde Coffey / b: abt 1882 in IN / Head / Living in Clay, Wayne, Iowa
CENSUS 1910: Clyde Coffey / b: abt 1884 in IL / Head / Living in Richman, Wayne, Iowa
CENSUS 1900: Clyde Coffee / b: abt Jun 1882 in IN / Son / Living in Richman, Wayne, Iowa
OBITUARY:
Clyde Coffey, son of William and Malscena Coffey, was born June 10, 1883 at Terre Haute, Indiana, and passed away Monday, February 3, 1958 at Corydon, Iowa. He was thus at the time of his death 74 years, 7 months and 23 days of age.
When a small child, he came with his parents to Iowa and the family settled on a farm near Humeston. Clyde later attended Lucerne Country School. On November 20, 1901 he was united in marriage to Carrie Mae Abel. To this union five children were born, one of which died in infancy.
Clyde, for many years was a member of the Unity Baptist Church, but when he retired from farming a few years ago, he and his wife joined the Humeston First Baptist Church of which he was a member until the time of his death. Having spent nearly all his life in the vicinity of Humeston and Cambria, he had gained many friends who knew him as a good citizen, friend and as a farmer and operator of a threshing machine. After his retirement he and his wife moved to Humeston. Three months ago he took sick and, with his wife, was taken to the rest home at Corydon, where he received the best of care.
He is survived by his wife, Carrie, one daughter, Mrs. Ila Rickert of Humeston, three sons, Homer of Humeston, Glen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Max Mardis of Garden Grove, three daughters-in-law, Juanita, Helen and Kathryn, one son-in-law, Dean Rickert, thirteen grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, three brothers, Newton of Garden Grove, Ben of Promise City and Loren (Dick) of Humeston, and one sister, Mrs. Ethel Poland of Humeston.
Funeral services were conducted from the First Baptist Church of Humeston, Wednesday, February, 5, 1958, Rev. B. E. Neilson officiating. The pallbearers were six of his grandsons: Billy, Don and Mardis Gene Coffey, and Dale, Wayne and Larry Rickert. The singers were Mrs. Imogene Kinnear and Helen Richards. Flower girls were Mrs. Harold Abel and Mrs. Jim Abel.
Interment was in the Green Bay Cemetery, southwest of Humeston.
The above was taken from the local newspaper at the time of Clyde’s death. B.J.A. Courtesy of Collette and Dale Rickert
CENSUS 1930: Clyde Coffey / b: abt 1886 in IN / Head / Living in Richman, Wayne, Iowa
CENSUS 1920: Clyde Coffey / b: abt 1882 in IN / Head / Living in Clay, Wayne, Iowa
CENSUS 1910: Clyde Coffey / b: abt 1884 in IL / Head / Living in Richman, Wayne, Iowa
CENSUS 1900: Clyde Coffee / b: abt Jun 1882 in IN / Son / Living in Richman, Wayne, Iowa
OBITUARY:
Clyde Coffey, son of William and Malscena Coffey, was born June 10, 1883 at Terre Haute, Indiana, and passed away Monday, February 3, 1958 at Corydon, Iowa. He was thus at the time of his death 74 years, 7 months and 23 days of age.
When a small child, he came with his parents to Iowa and the family settled on a farm near Humeston. Clyde later attended Lucerne Country School. On November 20, 1901 he was united in marriage to Carrie Mae Abel. To this union five children were born, one of which died in infancy.
Clyde, for many years was a member of the Unity Baptist Church, but when he retired from farming a few years ago, he and his wife joined the Humeston First Baptist Church of which he was a member until the time of his death. Having spent nearly all his life in the vicinity of Humeston and Cambria, he had gained many friends who knew him as a good citizen, friend and as a farmer and operator of a threshing machine. After his retirement he and his wife moved to Humeston. Three months ago he took sick and, with his wife, was taken to the rest home at Corydon, where he received the best of care.
He is survived by his wife, Carrie, one daughter, Mrs. Ila Rickert of Humeston, three sons, Homer of Humeston, Glen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Max Mardis of Garden Grove, three daughters-in-law, Juanita, Helen and Kathryn, one son-in-law, Dean Rickert, thirteen grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, three brothers, Newton of Garden Grove, Ben of Promise City and Loren (Dick) of Humeston, and one sister, Mrs. Ethel Poland of Humeston.
Funeral services were conducted from the First Baptist Church of Humeston, Wednesday, February, 5, 1958, Rev. B. E. Neilson officiating. The pallbearers were six of his grandsons: Billy, Don and Mardis Gene Coffey, and Dale, Wayne and Larry Rickert. The singers were Mrs. Imogene Kinnear and Helen Richards. Flower girls were Mrs. Harold Abel and Mrs. Jim Abel.
Interment was in the Green Bay Cemetery, southwest of Humeston.
The above was taken from the local newspaper at the time of Clyde’s death. B.J.A. Courtesy of Collette and Dale Rickert