Eighth Generation

12531. Rev. Murray Harris Coffey was born on 9 May 1915 in Hudson, Hudson Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶⁶⁴⁷ Murray died on 5 April 2003 at the age of 87 at Blowing Rock Hospital in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Boone Fork Community Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 7 April 2003.^{36648,36649,36650,36651}

Obituary, The Watauga Democrat, Apr. 7, 2003

Coffey, Murray, H.

Rev. Murray H. Coffey, 87, of 157 Murray Coffey Road, Blowing Rock, died Saturday morning, April 5, 2003, at Blowing Rock Hospital.

He was born May 9, 1915, in Hudson, Caldwell County, to the late Austin Blaine and Hailey Harris Coffey.

Rev. Coffey was a retired stone mason and a minister. He was a member of Blue Ridge Advent Christian Church where he formerly served as pastor.

Both Rev. Coffey and his father, Blaine Coffey, served in the North Carolina Legislature as representatives from Watauga County.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Imogene Poteat of Davidson; and one son, Terry Coffey of Blowing Rock; one granddaughter, Kimberly Coffey of Asheville; three grandsons, Paul Poteat Jr. of Coppers Cove, Texas, Mike Poteat and family of Charlotte, and Lynn Solesbee and wife, Melissa, of Mauldin, S.C.; one great-granddaughter, Anna Solesbee and one great-grandson, Ben Solesbee, both of Mauldin.

He is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Dula Coffey; a son, Vern Coffey; a sister, Mrs. Gwyn Dula; and a brother, Hardin Coffey.

Services were conducted Monday morning at the Blue Ridge Advent Christian Church in Blowing Rock, officiated by the Rev. Gordon Noble.

Entombment followed in the Coffey Family Mausoleum in Boone Fork Community Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Boone Advent Christian Church, in care of Joyce Sherrill, 375 Shady Bark Lane, Boone, N.C. 28607.

Hampton Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.

Rev. Murray Harris Coffey and Ruby Evelyn Dula were married on 19 November 1938 in Watauga Co., NC.^36652,36653 They^36652,36653 appeared in the census on 25 April 1940 in Watauga Twp., Watauga Co., NC.³⁶⁶⁵⁴ Ruby Evelyn Dula, daughter of Arthur Hill Dula and Mary Jane Coffey, was born on 19 January 1910 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶⁶⁵⁵ She lived with her parents in Globe, Caldwell Co., NC on 29 April 1910.³⁶⁶⁵⁶ She lived with her parents in Watauga Co., NC on 6 February 1920. Ruby lived with her sister Virginia Koontz in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC on 3 April 1930. Ruby died on 13 April 1999 at the age of 89 at Vencor Hospital in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC and was buried at Boone Fork Community Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.^{36657,36658,36659,36660}

Rev. Murray Harris Coffey and Ruby Evelyn Dula had the following children: