Eighth Generation

12368. William Martin "Willie" Coffey was born on 17 May 1920 in Avery Co., NC.³⁶¹⁶⁰ William died in Pottstown, Chester Co., PA on 20 August 2002 and was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery and Mausoleum in Pottstown, Chester Co., PA in August 2002 .³⁶¹⁶¹

Obituary, The Mercury, Pottstown, PA, Wed., Aug. 21, 2002

COFFEY, On Tuesday, August 20, 2002, Willie Martin Coffey, husband of Omie (Gragg) Coffey of Miller Road, North Coventry Twp. Age 82 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at Houck Funeral Home, Inc., Charlotte at Grace Street, Pottstown, PA on Frdiay, August 23, 2002 at 11 AM. Interment will be in Mount Zion Cemetery. A viewing will be held at the funeral home on Friday from 9:30-11 AM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to Gittlen Cancer Research Center, 4311 Hillsdale Road, Harrisburg, PA. 17112.(HOUCK)

William Martin "Willie" Coffey and Oma Wilma Gragg were married on 21 May 1940 in Carter Co., TN.³⁶¹⁶² Oma Wilma Gragg, daughter of Daniel Windom Gragg and Lavinia Viola Coffey, was born circa 1924 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC. She lived with her parents in Wilson Creek Twp., Avery Co., NC on 5 April 1930. Oma died at Zerbie Sisters Nursing Home in Narvon, Lancaster Co., PA on 3 June 2005 and was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery in Pottstown, Montgomery Co., PA on 11 June 2005 .³⁶¹⁶³

Obituary, The News-Topic, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC, Jun. 7, 2005

Omie Coffey

Omie W. Coffey, 81, formerly of Miller Road, Pottstown, Pa., passed away Friday, June 3, 2005, in Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home, Narvon, Pa. She was the widow of the late Willie "Bill" M. Coffey.

Born in Lenoir, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Windom and Vinie Gragg.

Mrs. Coffey was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, cooking, baking, sewing, traveling, crafts, gardening and listening to country gospel music.

Surviving are four sons, William Coffey of Calabash, N.C., Ray Coffey of Douglassville, Pa., Tracy Coffey of Houston, Texas, and Gary Coffey of Morgantown, Pa.; three daughters, Barbara Rodey of Kabul, Afghanistan, and Las Placitas, N.M., Brenda Coffey of Kluhsman or Hershey, Pa., and Karen Ridge of Reading, Pa.; one brother, Gene Gragg of Lenoir, N.C.; seven sisters, Thelma Caldwell of Conover, N.C., Nelda Green, Carolyn Poteat, Ruby Crisp and Janice Smith, all of Lenoir, N.C., Mildred Ivey of Monticello, Ga., Ruth Houston of Hickory, N.C.; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at Houck & Gofus Funeral Home, Inc., Saturday, June 11, 2005, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Paul L. Jones officiating. Relatives and friends will be received from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 11 at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Pottstown, Pa. 19465.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Gittlen Cancer Research Institute, 4331 S. Victoria Way, Harrisburg, PA 17112 or to the Alzheimer's Association, 501 Washington St., Reading, PA 19605.