Eighth Generation

12533. Hardin Blaine Coffey was born on 23 April 1923 in Watauga Co., NC.³⁶⁶⁶⁸ Hardin enlisted in the on 19 December 1942 at Camp Croft, Spartanburg Co., SC.³⁶⁶⁶⁹ Hardin died on 7 October 2000 at the age of 77 at home in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.^{36670,36671,36672,36673}

Obituary, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Mon., Oct. 9, 2000

Mr. Hardin Blaine Coffey, 77, of Ransom Street, Blowing Rock, died Saturday morning, Oct. 7, 2000, at his home.

He was born April 23, 1923 in Blowing Rock. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Blowing Rock.

Mr. Coffey was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army and a 56 year charter member of the Blowing Rock American Legion Post 256. He retired with 30 years service at Tweetsie Railroad as a steam locomotive engineer. A snow making pioneer, he installed the first snow making equipment at Blowing Rock Ski Lodge and Hound Ears Club.

Survivors include his wife, Beulah C. Coffey; one daughter, Judith Wesson of Boone; one son, Joe Coffey and wife, Cathy, of SnowmassVillage, Colo.; three grandchildren, Michael Jason Wesson of Boone and Samuel Ryan Coffey and Joanna Haley Coffey, both of Snowmass Village, Colo.; a brother, Rev. Murray Coffey of Blowing Rock; and three nieces, Gail Pitts of Blowing Rock, Cathy Wilson of Boone and Linda McCullach of Millers Creek; and one nephew, Terry Coffey of Blowing Rock.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Austin Blaine and Hailey Harris Coffey; one sister, Gwyn Dula and a nephew, Vern Coffey.

Services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by the Rev. Dean Coffey.

The family will receive friends Monday afternoon from 1-1:45 p.m., prior to the services, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock.

Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Hospice of Watauga County, 136 Furman Road, Boone, N.C. 28607.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Hardin Blaine Coffey and Beulah Mae Coffey were married on 28 March 1944 in North Carolina.^35902,36674 Beulah Mae Coffey, daughter of Joseph Merritt Coffey and Susan Augustus Childs, was born on 24 March 1924 in Watauga Co., NC.³⁶⁶⁷⁵ Beulah died on 14 July 2009 at the age of 85 in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 17 July 2009.³⁶⁶⁷⁶

Obituary, The Watauga Democrat, July 16, 2009

Mrs. Beulah Mae Coffey, 85, of Ransom Street, Blowing Rock, died Tuesday evening, July 14, 2009 at home.

She was born in Watauga County, March 10, 1924, a daughter of the late Joseph Merritt and Sue Childs Coffey.

Mrs. Coffey was a member of the First Baptist Church in Blowing Rock where she served as a Sunday School teacher and a member of the WMU in her earlier years. She was a devoted loving wife and mother who will never be forgotten. Beulah was a spiritual and compassionate friend to all, and loved doing things for others. She was a kind gentle soul who loved flowers and all living creatures and never met a stranger. Mrs. Coffey was a homemaker, and also worked for the Blowing Rock Chamber of commerce, the Town of Blowing Rock, and served as a voter Registrar for the town.

Surviving are one daughter; Judith C. Wesson of Blowing Rock; one son, Joe David Coffey and wife, Cathy, of Snowmass Village, Colo.; two grandsons, Michael Jason Wesson and wife, Katrina, of Durham, and Samuel Ryan Coffey of Snowmass Village, Colo.; one granddaughter, Joanna Haley Coffey of Snowmass Village, Colo.; one sister, Evelyn Coffey Hollars of Greenboro; one brother, Joseph Merritt Coffey, Jr. and wife, Coni, of Dysart, Iowa; a number of nieces and nephews, including locally, Gail Pitts, Linda McCullough and Cathy Wilson, and her beloved pets Sissy and Lily.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hardin Blain Coffey, and one brother, Richard Davis Coffey.

Services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by the Rev. Scott Courtney and the Rev. Dean Coffey. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon prior to the service from 1 o'clock until 2 o'clock at the funeral home.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Watauga County Humane Society, 200 Casey Lane, Boone, N.C. 28607 or to the Blowing Rock Hospital Residents Council Fund, PO Box 148 Blowing Rock, N.C. 28605 or to the National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 North West 9th Avenue, Miami, Fla. 33136 or to High Country Health Care Systems Hospice, 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 100-B, Boone, N.C. 28607.

Online condolences may be sent to the Coffey family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Coffey family.

Hardin Blaine Coffey and Beulah Mae Coffey had the following children: