Eighth Generation

12363. Cuba Monroe Coffey³⁶¹¹² was born on 17 January 1910 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶¹¹² Cuba died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 8 December 1955 at the age of 45 at Dula Hospital in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Gragg Family Cemetery in Roseborough, Avery Co., NC.^{36113,36114,36115}

Obituary, The Greensboro Daily News, Greensboro, NC, Sat., Dec. 10, 1955, Page 16, Col. 3

Cuba M. Coffey

Lenoir, Dec. 9 - Cuba Monroe Coffey, 45, Edgemont, died Thursday afternoon at a local hospital following an extended illness. Lenoir Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete. He was a son of Mrs. Bunea Coffey and the late Sherman Coffey, and his wife is the former Eloise [sic] Suddreth. Surviving, in addition to his wife and mother, are three daughters, two sons, two brothers and nine sisters.

Cuba Monroe Coffey and Minnie Elsie Suddreth were married on 24 May 1930 in Lower Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.^36116,36117 They^{^36116,36117} appeared in the census on 22 April 1940 in Wilson Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶¹¹⁸ Minnie Elsie Suddreth, daughter of James Walter Suddreth and Frances Pearl Raby, was born on 14 May 1911 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. Minnie died on 4 April 2006 at the age of 94 at Gateway Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Gragg Family Cemetery in Roseborough, Avery Co., NC.^36119,36120

Obituary, The News-Topic, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC, Thur., Apr. 13, 2006

Elsie Clay

Elsie Suddreth Coffey Clay, 94, of Rocky Rd., Lenoir, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at Gateway Nursing Center.

She was born May 14, 1911 in Caldwell County to the late Walter Suddreth and Pearl Raby Suddreth. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Cuba M. Coffey and her second husband, Haywood Clay Sr.; one son, James M. Coffey and two daughters, Sarah Jean Coffey and Mabel Coffey.

Mrs. Clay was a homemaker and a member of Edgemont Baptist Church.

Survivors include a son, Richard (Dick) Coffey of Alamonte Springs, Fla.; three daughters, Mary A. Brantley of Eustis, Fla., Nell C. Penley and Judy Phillips both of Lenoir, N.C.; two brothers, J.P. Suddreth of Lenoir, N.C., Earl Suddreth of Beckley, W.Va., two sisters Lena Crisp of Lenoir, Lois Scarboro of Raeford, N.C.; 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 7, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Roseborough Cemetery in Avery County with the Rev. Richard Yount officiating.

The family will receive friends at Pendry's Funeral Home today, April 6, 2006 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and all other times at the home of Judy C. Phillips, 2491 Clay Dr., Lenoir, NC 28645. There will be a closed casket.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Memorials, in addition to flowers, may be made to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood St., Lenoir, NC 28645.

Cuba Monroe Coffey and Minnie Elsie Suddreth had the following children:

18973	i.	Mabel Audry Coffey was born in 1930 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶¹²¹ Mabel died in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC on 20 June 1941 and was buried at Gragg Family Cemetery in Roseborough, Avery Co., NC in June 1941 .^{36122,36123,36124} "King Snake Becomes Detective "When it come to tracking down a criminal - the FBI has nothing on a Blue Ridge Mountain King snake. "Last Saturday morning, Mabel Coffey, 10-year-old Edgemont girl, was bitten by a rattlesnake, and the following Monday morning the child died. "Saddened by the death of his daughter and seeking revenge upon her assailant, the father of the girl, Cuba Coffey, and several of his neighbors in the Edgemont section, kept watch on a hole near the home which, it was believed the snake inhabited. "On one of these visits to the hole, the men found the rattler and a King snake engaged in violent battle. "A King snake, it is said, will not harm a human being, but is a vicious enemy among the reptile creatures of the earth. "The battle that followed between the two snakes lasted for seven hours, a struggle in which only the victor could survive. Large numbers of people were attracted to the scene when the word was passed out, and watched the battle. "The two snakes matched their strength in a dramatic conflict, lashing the ground, hissing, each struggling the in the coils of the other. "Finally, the King snake was victor. When hours after the battle began, Mr. Coffey looked in upon the affray again, only the 12 rattlers and the last foot of the snake's long four foot body could be seen. The King snake had swallowed all but the tail of his opponent. "Thus, a King snake tracked down a criminal and made him pay with his life for that of a child, avenging one death and preventing a repetition of the horrible fate met by the little girl."
18974	ii.	James Cuba Coffey was born on 1 November 1932 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶¹²⁵ James died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 30 August 2003 and was buried at Gragg Family Cemetery in Roseborough, Avery Co., NC in September 2003 .^{36126,36127,36128} Death Notice, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Sun., Aug. 31, 2003 Rocky Road NC United States ROCKY ROAD -- James 'Jim' C. Coffey, 70, died August 30, 2003. Funeral is 11 a.m. Monday, September 1, 2003 at Roseboro Cemetery. Visitation will be open hours at the home, 3204 Rocky Road, Lenoir.
18975	iii.	Sarah Jean Coffey was born on 14 March 1935 in North Carolina.³⁶¹²⁹ Sarah Jean died of natural causes on 20 July 1950 at the age of 15 at home in Edgemont, Wilsons Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Gragg Family Cemetery in Roseborough, Avery Co., NC on 22 July 1950.^{36130,36131,36132} Obituary, The Greensboro Daily News, Greensboro, NC, Sat., Jul. 22, 1950, Page 13 Miss Jean Coffey Lenoir, July 21.--Miss Jean Coffey, 15, daughter of Cuba and Elsie Sundreth [sic] Coffey of Edgemont, died last night. She had been an invalid for 13 years after suffering an attack of polio. Funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Roseboro Baptist Church. The parents, two brothers, and three sisters survive.
+18976	iv.	Mary Alice Coffey.
18977	v.	Nellie Coffey was born in 1939 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶¹³³
18978	vi.	Harvey Coffey was born on 18 August 1941 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶¹³⁴
+18979	vii.	Judy Ann Coffey.