Seventh Generation

4775. Larkin C. Coffey was born on 30 June 1885 in Wilkes Co., NC. He lived with his mother in Wilkes Co., NC on 20 June 1900. Larkin died of a cerebral vascular accident on 5 December 1959 at the age of 74 at Wilkes General Hospital in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., NC and was buried at Mountlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., NC on 7 December 1979.^15130,15131

Obituary, The Greensboro Daily News, Sun., Dec. 6, 1959, Page 27, Col. 2

Larkin Coffey
North Wilkesboro, Dec. 5 - Larkin C. Coffey, 74, of North Wilkesboro died this morning in Wilkes General Hospital after an illness of three weeks. He was employed by Horne Chair Co. and was the oldest member of the firm.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lessie Coffey; four sons, Clyde Coffey of High Point, Spain Coffey of Seattle, Wash., Paul Coffey of Greensboro and Alvin Coffey of Hampton, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Banner Wyatt of High Point and Mrs. D. C. Coffey of Newport News, Va.; a brother, Nick Coffey of Wilbar; two sisters, Mrs. Becky Bumgarner of Route 3, North Wilkesboro and Mrs. Caroline Key of Laurel Springs.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Roger Collins, the Rev. Curtis Johnson and the Rev. C. E. Knowles. Burial will be in Mount Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Larkin C. Coffey and Lessie Bauguess were married on 21 October 1906 in Wilkes Co., NC. They appeared in the census on 29 April 1910 in Wilkes Co., NC.¹⁵¹³² They^¹⁵¹³² appeared in the census on 5 April 1930 in Wilkes Co., NC.¹⁵¹³³ Larkin and Lessie^¹⁵¹³³ appeared in the census on 11 April 1940 in North Wilkesboro Twp., Wilkes Co., NC.¹⁵¹³⁴ Lessie Bauguess, daughter of William Bauguess and Mary Sprinkle, was born on 31 December 1887 in Wilkes Co., NC. Lessie died of acute necrotizing enteritis on 7 January 1968 at the age of 80 at Wilkes General Hospital in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., NC and was buried at North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., NC on 9 January 1968.¹⁵¹³⁵

Larkin C. Coffey and Lessie Bauguess had the following children:

10334	i.	Clyde Coffey was born on 7 December 1909 in Wilkes Co., NC.¹⁵¹³⁶ He lived with his parents in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., NC on 29 April 1910. He lived with his parents in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., NC on 5 April 1930. Clyde died at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Hampton, VA on 10 April 1995 and a memorial service was held at Hampton, VA at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home on 13 April 1995.¹⁵¹³⁷ Obituary, The Daily Press, Newport News, VA, Wed., Apr. 12, 1995 HAMPTON - Clyde Coffey, 86, formerly of Seattle, Wash., died Monday, April 10, 1995, in Riverside Regional Medical Center. A native of Wilkes County, N.C., he had been a resident of Hampton for the past year after having spent most of his life as a cowboy working at numerous ranches throughout the Midwest, driving cattle and tending to horses. Survivors include two sisters, Florine Coffey of Hampton and Hazel Wyatt of High Point, N.C.; one brother, Al Coffey of Hampton; two nieces, Jo Ann Johnson and Kay Bateman, both of Hampton, and numerous other nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, 1955 [sic] [1995], at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home Chapel by Pastor David E. Hagee. Contributions may be made to Parkview Church of God Building Fund, 1116 Briarfield Road, Newport News, Va. 23605.
+10335	ii.	Spainhour Coffey.
10336	iii.	Paul Coffey was born in 1914 in Wilkes Co., NC.¹⁵¹³⁸ He lived with his parents in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., NC on 5 April 1930.
+10337	iv.	Alvin Dean Coffey.
+10338	v.	Hazel Lucille Coffey.
+10339	vi.	Florence "Florine" Coffey.