Eighth Generation

12186. Nancy Elizabeth Coffey was born on 6 October 1919 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁵⁴²⁰ Nancy died on 30 April 2001 at the age of 81 in North Carolina and was buried at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.^{35421,35422,35423}

Death Notice, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Tue., May 1, 2001

Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Coffey, 81, died April 30. Funeral is 2 pm Wednesday at Hamptin Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation is 7-9 pm tonight at Barney Hampton Funeral Service, Inc. of Boone.

Nancy Elizabeth Coffey and Dillard Greene Coffey were married on 30 May 1941 in Johnson Co., TN.³⁵⁴²⁴ Dillard Greene Coffey, son of David William Coffey and Martha Etta Destimonia Crump, was born on 7 December 1912 in Avery Co., NC.³⁵⁴²⁵ He lived with his parents in Avery Co., NC on 17 January 1920. He lived with his parents in Avery Co., NC on 2 April 1930. Dillard was arrested on 29 December 1936 and charged with murder.³⁵⁴²⁶

The Greensboro Daily News, Greensboro, NC, Dec. 29, 1936, Page 5

Watauga Man Held For Fatal Shooting

Boone, Dec. 28.--(AP)--Dillard Coffey, 23, of Shulls Mill, surrendered to Sheriff Edmundson, of Watauga county, here this afternoon and was charged with murder in connection with the death of Raymond Dellinger, 41.

Sheriff Edmundson said Coffey confessed that he shot and killed Dellinger at Dellinger's home at Shulls Mill last night.

He made no statement as to why he did the shooting, the sheriff said. He lived in the residence of Austin Blaine Coffey in Boone, Watauga Co., NC on 28 April 1937.¹⁹⁸⁵⁸ He was sentenced in Watauga Co., NC to prison in September 1937 for 10 to 15 years for 2d degree murder. Dillard appeared in the census on 20 April 1940 at the State Prison in South Albemarle Twp., Stanly Co., NC.³⁵⁴²⁷ Dillard Greene was paroled in Raleigh Twp., Wake Co., NC on 29 May 1940³⁵⁴²⁸

News Item, The Greensboro Daily News, Greensboro, NC, Thu., May 30, 1940, Page 4

Seven Given Paroles

Watauga Man Freed After Serving Three Years.

Raleigy, May 29--(AP)--Dillard Coffey, sentenced in Watauga county in September, 1937, to 10 to 15 years for second degree murder, was paroled today by Governor Hoey. Dillard registered for the WW2 draft on 16 October 1940 in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.³⁵⁴²⁹ Dillard died on 10 August 1988 at the age of 75 in Watauga Co., NC and was buried at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.^{35430,35431,35432}

Dillard Coffey is said to have shot and killed Raymond Dellinger, the son of Reuben and Rebecca Coffey Dellinger. The story goes that Dillard and Raymond quarreled over a woman. Raymond came to Dillard's home "looking for trouble." Dillard shot him and he fell just inside the door to the home.

The killing was determined to be "self defense" and Dillard never served time for the murder.

Nancy Elizabeth Coffey and Dillard Greene Coffey had the following children:

18770	i.	Gradie Louis Coffey was born on 12 May 1942 in Watauga Co., NC. Gradie died in Boone, Watauga Co., NC on 27 May 2020 and was buried dat On 30 May 2020.
18771	ii.	William McKinley Coffey was born on 23 December 1943 in Caldwell Co., NC. William died in Boone, Watauga Co., NC on 23 January 2020 and was buried at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 27 January 2020 .³⁵⁴³³