Eighth Generation

11245. Willie Mae Coffey was born on 30 August 1920 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. She lived with her parents in South Lenoir Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 25 April 1930. Willie Mae died on 3 June 2010 at the age of 89 at Shaire Center in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.^32622,32623

Obituary, The Watauga Democrat, June 4, 2010, Boone, Watauga Co., NC

Willie Mae Coffey Jones, 89, of Garden Street, Lenoir, died Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Shaire Center.

She was born Aug. 30, 1920 in Caldwell County to the late Will F. and Annie Smith Coffey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy [sic] C. "Buck" Jones; five brothers, Ray Coffey, Mike Coffey, George Coffey, Grayson Coffey and Hillard Coffey; and four sisters, Lexie Watson, Lucille Torrence, Sarah Moore and Margie Hendrix.

Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and member of Gamewell United Methodist Church.

She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Survivors include two sons, Jim Clinton Jones and wife, Lou Ellen, of Boone and Roy Steven Jones and wife, Judith, of Blacksburg, Va.; eight grandchildren, Sheriff Alan C. Jones and wife, Kim, Darla Koon and husband, Phillip, Shannon Brunet and husband, Bernard, Erika Ravenberg and husband, Chris, Ingrid Baker and husband, Obidiah, Jennifer Jones, Meredith Jones and Katherine Coffey Jones; and 11 great-grandchildren, Garrett and Jillian Jones, Ivy and Wilson Koon, Xavier Brunet, Emma and Sean Ravenberg, Ciaran McNulty and Mabel, Jeb and Miles Baker.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, June 5, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Blue Ridge Memorial Park conducted by the Rev. Renee Easter.

Online condolences may be left at www.greer-mcelveenfuneralhome.com.

Greer-McElveen Funeral Home and Crematory in Lenoir is in charge of arrangements.

Willie Mae Coffey and Ray (Roy?) Clinton Jones were married on 24 December 1941 in York, York Co., SC.³²⁶²⁴

Marriage - The Greensboro Daily News, Greensboro, NC, Sun., Jan. 4, 1942, Page 22

Coffey-Jones

Lenoir, Jan. 3.--Miss Willie May Coffey and Ray Jones, both of Lenoir, were married in York, S. C., Wednesday, December 24. Mrs. Jones in the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Coffey, of Lenoir, route 4. Mr. Jones is the son of Mrs. R. J. Jones, of Wilkesboro. The couple will make their home in Lenoir.
Ray (Roy?) Clinton Jones, son of John Moten Jones and Sena Bradley, was born on 1 August 1913 in Lincoln Co., NC. Ray died in Caldwell Co., NC on 17 July 1984 and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 19 July 1984 .^32625,32626

Willie Mae Coffey and Ray (Roy?) Clinton Jones had the following children: