Eighth Generation

11913. Charles C. Coffey was born on 4 April 1903 in North Carolina. He lived with his parents in Watauga Twp., Watauga Co., NC on 6 February 1920. Charles died on 25 September 1933 at the age of 30 in Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Boone Fork Community Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.^34333,34334

Charles C. Coffey and Leslie Kathleen Church were married on 23 July 1927 in Boone, Watauga Co., NC.³⁴³³⁵ They^³⁴³³⁵ appeared in the census on 14 April 1930 in Mount Morris Twp., Genesee Co., MI.³⁴³³⁶ Leslie Kathleen Church³⁴²⁶⁰, daughter of Joseph Commodore Church and Nora Rebecca Hollifield, was born on 16 August 1905 in Watauga Co., NC.³⁴²⁶¹ She appeared in the census on 2 April 1940 at as a maid in the household of Mary Warfield in Blowing Rock, Blowing Rock Twp., Watauga Co., NC. Leslie died on 24 February 1977 at the age of 71 in Greene Co., TN and was buried at Boone Fork Community Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.^{34262,34263,34264}

Obituary

Mrs. Leslie Coffey

Mrs. Leslie Church Coffey, 71, of Rt. 2, Chuckey, Tenn., and a former resident of Blowing Rock died Thursday morning, Feb. 24, in Greenville, Tenn.

Services were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Boone Fork Baptist Church. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Coffey is survived by her husband T. M. Coffey; one daughter, Mrs. W. O. (Velma) Perry of Hickory; one son, Jerry B. Coffey of Hickory; one step-daughter, Mrs. Sybil Davisd [sic] of Colton, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Herman (Hildred) Coffey of Blowing Rock; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Local arrangements were handled by the Hampton Funeral Service.

Charles C. Coffey and Leslie Kathleen Church had the following children:

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Jerry B. Coffey was born on 8 February 1930 in Michigan. Jerry died at Hospice of Catawba County and Pallative Care Center in Newton, Catawba Co., NC on 3 April 2012 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 7 April 2012 .^34337,34338

Obituary, The Watauga Democrat, Boone, Watauga Co., NC, Apr. 5, 2012

Jerry B. Coffey,82, of 58 22nd Avenue Northwest, Hickory, a native and former resident of Watauga County, died Tuesday evening, April 3, 2012, at Hospice of Catawba County and Pallative Care Center in Newton.

Mr. Coffey was born February 8, 1930, in Watauga County, a son of the late Charles C. Coffey and Leslie Church Coffey. He was a retired salesman for Highland Foam Company in Hickory and a member of of Highland Baptist Church in Hickory. Mr. Coffey served both in the United States Navy and United States Army.

Mr. Coffey is survived by three sons, Barry Coffey and wife, Suzanne, of Richmond, Virginia, Ken Coffey and wife, Linda, and Mark Coffey and wife, Janet, all of Hickory; two granddaughters, Leslie Coffey Hammond and husband, Chris, of Richmond, Virginia, and Erin Coffey McConnell and husband, Jared, of Hickory; and three grandsons, Ian Coffey and wife, Pamela, of Richmond, Virginia, Justin Coffey of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Hunter Coffey of Hickory. He is also survived by four great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Corien Hatten Coffey; one granddaughter, Lauren Coffey; and one sister, Velma Knight.

Funeral services for Jerry B. Coffey will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. The body will lie in state, at the chapel, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Officiating will be the Rev. Homer Greene. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock.

The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home, prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Lutheran Home of Hickory, 1265 21st Street Northeast, Hickory, North Carolina 28601.

Online condolences may be sent to the Coffey family at http://www.hamptonfuneralnc.com .

Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.