Eighth Generation

11842. Walter Johnson "Watt" Coffey was born on 17 August 1900 in Watauga Co., NC.⁷¹⁷¹ Walter died of cardiac decompensation on 29 August 1957 at the age of 57 at Grace Hartley Memorial Hospital in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC and was buried at Johnson Cemetery in Newland, Avery Co., NC.^34049,34050

Walter Johnson "Watt" Coffey and Bonnie Sluder were married on 6 July 1925 in Carter Co., TN.³⁴⁰⁵¹ They^{³⁴⁰⁵¹} appeared in the census on 11 April 1930 in Watauga Twp., Watauga Co., NC.³⁴⁰⁵² Bonnie Sluder, daughter of Andy Sluder and Julia Johnson, was born in 1908 in Mitchell Co., NC. She lived with her parents in Linville, Mitchell Co., NC on 25 May 1910. She lived with her parents in Watauga Twp., Watauga Co., NC on 9 January 1920. Bonnie died of a brain abscess on 12 November 1930 at the age of 22 in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC and was buried at Foscoe Community Cemetery in Foscoe, Watauga Co., NC.^{34053,34054,34055}

Walter Johnson "Watt" Coffey and Bonnie Sluder had the following children:

18287	i.	Ruby Coffey was born circa 1927 in North Carolina. She lived with her aunt Emma Coffey Badgett in Watauga Twp., Watauga Co., NC on 9 April 1940.
18288	ii.	Living was born in 1930 in Watauga Co., NC.³⁴⁰⁵⁶

Walter Johnson "Watt" Coffey and Rachel Dean were married. Rachel Dean, daughter of William A. Dean and Mattie Summerow, was born on 30 December 1899 in Avery Co., NC.³⁴⁰⁵⁷ Rachel died on 15 September 1994 at the age of 94 at home in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC and was buried at Clark Cemetery in Pineola, Avery Co., NC on 18 September 1994.^34058,34059

Obituary, The Avery Journal, Sep. 22, 1994

Rachel Dean Coffey

Rachel Deal Coffey, age 94, of Hickory, formerly of Newland, died Thursday (9-15-1994) at her residence.

A native of Avery County, she was a daughter of the late William A. and Mattie Summerow Dean. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Coffey was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Oscar Hampton and Walter Coffey. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Willie and Herman Hampton.

Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Winters of Hickory; 5 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday from the Grandfather Chapel of the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, with her grandsons, Joseph and Glenn Winters officiating. Interment followed in the Clark Cemetery.

Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home of Newland was in charge of arrangements.