Eighth Generation

12370. Horace Ray Coffey was born on 22 February 1924 in Avery Co., NC.³⁶¹⁶⁸ Horace died on 20 April 2008 at the age of 84 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 23 April 2008.³⁶¹⁶⁹

Obituary, The News-Topic, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC, Apr. 22, 2008

Horace Coffey

Horace Ray Coffey, 84, of Lenoir, N.C., went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care.

He was born Feb. 22, 1924, in Avery County to the late Sherman J. and Buena Coffey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Coffey; two brothers, Cuba Coffey and William Coffey; and five sisters, Onie Gragg, Colleen Annas, Cenie Coffey, Mollie Jones and Ollie Hollander.

Mr. Coffey was a retired supervisor for the U.S. Forest Service for 33 years of service. He was one of the first members of CCC Camp at Mortimer and Mt. Mitchell. He was a member of Hartland Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Doris Pope Phillips Coffey of the home; seven sons, Jerry G. Coffey and wife Geraldine, Lester R. Coffey, both of Santee, S.C., Danny Coffey and wife Robin, Terry Coffey, Jeffery Coffey and wife Beth, all of Lenoir, Dale H. Coffey and wife Vickie of Newton and Steve Coffey and wife Lisa of Boone; one daughter, Mrs. Jesse (Linda) Greer of Lenoir; five sisters, Carolyn Morgan of Matthews, N.C., Delores Gragg of Beckley, W.Va, Doris Setzer of Lenoir, Lorraine Corley of Hudson and Mildred Holland of Goldsboro, N.C.; 19 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Hartland Baptist Church conducted by Dr. Steve Parker. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends today from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Greer-McElveen Funeral Home Chapel.

Serving as pallbearers will be Scott Coffey, Eric Coffey, Josh Coffey, Lloyd Coffey Jr., Pat Pritchard and Ken Coffey.

Honorary pallbearers will be Josh Morrow and Dr. Chris Coffey.

Memorial contributions may be made to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood St., Lenoir, NC 28645.

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

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

Horace Ray Coffey and Dorothy Louise Coffey were married on 10 July 1943 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶¹⁷⁰ Dorothy Louise Coffey, daughter of Joseph Daniel Coffey and Jodie Coffey, was born on 14 March 1923 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁶⁰⁸⁷ She lived with her parents in Wilson Creek Twp., Avery Co., NC on 8 April 1930. Dorothy died on 18 July 1998 at the age of 75 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 20 July 1998.^36171,36172

Dorothy Louise Coffey, 75, of Hollins Circle, Lenoir, died Saturday, July 18, 1998, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital.

She was born May 14, 1923, in Avery County to the late Daniel and Jodie Coffey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers; Coleman Coffey, Arville Coffey, Lewis Coffey; and a sister, Alma Hollander.

Coffey was a homemaker and attended Hartland Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband; Horace R. Coffey of the home; several sons, Jerry Coffey of Holly Hill, S.C., Lester Coffey of Richburg, S.C., Steve Coffey of Boone, Danny Coffey, Dale Coffey, Terry Coffey and Jeff Coffey, all of Lenoir; one daughter Linda Greer of Lenoir; three brothers, Herman Coffey of Newland, Howard Coffey of Statesville and Lloyd Coffey of Roseboro; two sisters, Margie Gragg of Marion and Irene Woodie of Newland; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grand children.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Hartland Baptist Church, with the Revs. Steve Parker and Bill Dyson officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Freen-McElveen Funeral Home.

Serving as pallbearers will be Chris Coffey, Eric Coffey, Tommy Coffey, Jimmy Clark, Ronnie Woodie and Dwight Woodie.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hartland Baptist Church Building Fund, 3730 Hartland Road, Morganton, N.C. 28655

Horace Ray Coffey and Doris Juanita Pope were married in 1999 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁶¹⁷³ Doris Juanita Pope was born on 23 December 1929 in Davidson Co., NC.³⁶¹⁷⁴