Ninth Generation

18408. Mary Lois Coffey was born on 10 March 1926 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶⁵⁷⁶ Mary died on 16 April 2005 at the age of 79 at Blowing Rock Hospital in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC and was buried at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 18 April 2005.^{36577,36578,36579}

Obituary, The Watauga Democrat, Boone, Watauga Co., NC, Apr. 22, 2005

Mary Lois McCroskey

Mrs. Mary Lois McCroskey, 79, of 6130 Highway 221 South, Blowing Rock, died Saturday night, April 16, 2005, at Blowing Rock Hospital.

She was born March 10, 1926, in Caldwell County, a daughter of the late Thomas LeRoy and Alice Sanders Coffey.

Mrs. McCroskey was a member of First Independent Baptist Church in Blowing Rock.

Survivors include two daughters, Estie Ruppard and husband, Dwight, of Blowing Rock, and Joy Martinez and husband, Tony, of Granite Falls; one son, Mitchell Coffey of Blowing Rock; two step-sons, Roger McCroskey and Daniel McCroskey, both of Hudson. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl McCroskey; one daughter, Jessie Price; one step-daughter, Louise Harrison; one step-son, David McCroskey; two granddaughters, Lisa and Tammy Coffey; four sisters; and four brothers.

Services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. The body will lie in state from 1-2 p.m. Officiating will be the Rev. Darrell Miller and the Rev. Vance Triplett. Burial will follow in White Springs Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Monday afternoon from 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home, prior to the service. At other times, friends may call at the McCroskey residence, 6130 Highway 221 South, Blowing Rock.

Hampton Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

James Herman Pearson was born on 7 August 1919 in Watauga Co., NC. James died on 8 September 1979 at the age of 60 in Watauga Co., NC and was buried at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.^{45486,45487,45488}

Mary Lois Coffey and James Herman Pearson had the following children:

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Mitcheal Coffey was born on 3 October 1942 in Caldwell Co., NC. Mitcheal died in Hudson, Caldwell Co., NC on 4 June 2020 and was buried at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 7 June 2020 .45502 Obituary, The Hampton Funeral Service, Boone, Watauga Co., NC Mitcheal Coffey October 03, 1942 - June 04, 2020 Mitcheal Coffey, age 77, of Granite Falls and a former resident of Blowing Rock, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 in Hudson. Mitchell was born October 3, 1942 in Caldwell County, a son of the late James Herman Pearson and Mary Lois Coffey McCroskey. He was a retired self employed carpenter and home builder. He is survived by his wife, Shelby Coffey of the home; one daughter, Michelle C. Lucas and husband Pedro of Blowing Rock; four sons, Sammy Coffey and wife Carolyn of Coco Beach, Florida, Jody Coffey and wife Misti of Deep Gap, Michael Coffey and wife Janet of Blowing Rock, and Danny Coffey and wife Lisa of Maiden. He is also survived by 17 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 7 sisters, 4 brothers, and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two daughters, Tammy and Lisa Coffey, and two brothers. Graveside services and burial will be conducted Sunday afternoon, June 7, 2020, at 1:00 o'clock, at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock. Officiating will be Pastor David Lunceford.  Flowers are appreciated, or memorial contributions may be made to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street, Lenoir, North Carolina, 28645. Online condolences may be sent to the Coffey family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Henry Rich was born (date unknown).

Mary Lois Coffey and Earl Lemuel McCroskey were married on 5 January 1957 in Boone, Watauga Co., NC.⁴⁴²⁷ Earl Lemuel McCroskey, son of Samuel Wiley McCroskey and Ellanora Wright, was born on 6 February 1909 in Shulls Mill, Watauga Co., NC. He lived with his parents in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 30 April 1910. He lived with his parents in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 14 January 1920. Earl died of a heart attack on 1 January 1967 at the age of 57 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 3 January 1967.^{36566,36567,36568}

Obituary, The Lenoir News-Topic, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC

E. L. McCroskey

Earl Lemuel McCroskey, 57, of Route 8, Lenoir, died Sunday afternoon enroute to a local hospital.

Mr. McCroskey was born Feb. 6, 1909, in Watauga County, and was a son of the late Wiley McCroskey and Elnora Wright McCroskey. He was a carpenter.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Boone Fork Baptist Church in Watauga County by Rev. Carson Eggers and Rev. Lewis Hodges. Burial will be in White Springs Cemetery.

The body was to be taken from Warren-Miller Funeral Home to the residence at 4 p.m. today.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Lois McCroskey of the home; three sons, Roger McCroskey of Route 5, Lenoir, and Daniel and David McCroskey, both of Hudson; four daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Harrison of Elizabethton, Tenn., and Jessie Estle and Joy McCroskey of the home; one brother, Lois McCroskey of Route 7, Lenoir; and four sisters, Mrs. Sam Woodie of Newland, Mrs. Mac Coffey of Blowing Rock, and Mrs. Clarence Townsend and Mrs. Floyd Whisenhunt, both of Route 7, Lenoir.

Mary Lois Coffey and Earl Lemuel McCroskey had the following children: