Eighth Generation

10494. Earnest Lee Coffey was born on 25 March 1917 in Bristol, Bristol (city), VA. Earnest died in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN on 23 November 2000 and was buried at³⁰⁸⁴³ East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN in November 2000 .³⁰⁸⁴⁴

Earnest Lee Coffey and Thelma Marie Robertson were married. Thelma Marie Robertson was born (date unknown).

Earnest Lee Coffey and Gladys May Wagner were married on 6 September 1947 in Sullivan Co., TN.³⁰⁸⁴⁵ Gladys May Wagner, daughter of Abijah Wagner and Ida Bell Blakley, was born on 24 February 1919 in Clinchfield, Russell Co., VA. Gladys died on 1 January 2009 at the age of 89 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Holston Valley, Sullivan Co., TN and was buried at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN on 5 January 2009.³⁰⁸⁴⁶

KINGSPORT Gladys May Wagner Coffey, 89, of Emory Church Road, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday (Jan. 1, 2009) at Holston Valley Medical Center.
She was born in Russell County, Va. (Clinchfield) and lived here since 1931. She was a member of Apostolic Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Preceding Gladys in death is her husband, Ernest L. Coffey in 2000; her parents, Bige W. and Ida Blakley Wagner; six brothers, Clyde Wagner, Melvin Wagner, Cecil Wagner, Perry Wagner, Hubert Wagner and John Wagner.

Survivors include her daughter, Delores Coffey Wolfe; her son, Hubert Herb Coffey; two grandchildren, Danny Wolfe and wife, Missy and Rebecca Bledsoe and husband, Todd, all of Kingsport; three great grandchildren, Reagan Wolfe, Rachael Wolfe and Zachary Bledsoe; a sister, Ruby Daugherty and husband, Billy, of Kingsport; three sisters in law, Evelyn Wagner, Louise Wagner and Alice Coffey; along with several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 4, 2009) at Carter Trent Funeral Home, 520 Watauga Street, Kingsport, or friends may call anytime at the home of her granddaughter on Petty John Road, Kingsport.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday (Jan. 5, 2008) in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Everett Lett, officiating.

Music will be provided by family and friends.

Burial will follow at East Lawn Memorial Park, Kingsport.

Pallbearers will be Danny Wolfe, Clay Gregg, Todd Bledsoe, Larry Coffey, Raymond Coffey and Tim Bledsoe.

Honorary pallbearers are Wayne Coffey, Terry Coffey and Connie Wagner.

Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the Coffey family.