Tenth Generation

21715. Raymond Eugene Coffey was born on 16 April 1939 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. Raymond died on 7 November 1998 at the age of 59 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Mausolem in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.^48232,48233

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Raymond Coffey

Raymond Eugene Coffey, 59, of 715 Nuway Circle, Lenoir, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998, at the residence.

He was born April 16, 1939, in Caldwell County to Lena Bristol Coffey of the home and the late Harland [sic] Coffey, Sr. He was also preceded in death by one son, Eric Coffey.

Mr. Coffey was a retired machine operator and a member of the N.C. Army National Guard. He was a member of the Church of God Prophecy.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Carolyn Virginia Day Coffey of the home; four sons; Norman Coffey, John Coffey, Gary Coffey and Scott Coffey; all of Lenoir; one daughter, Teresa Lynn Hartley of Lenoir; one brother, Pete Coffey of Lenoir; four sisters; Lorene Poarch of Sawmills, Kathy Clawson of Granite Falls, Carolyn Roane of Morganton and Susan Carswell of Drexel; and four grandchildren.

The funeral is 11 a.m. today at Pendry's Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Raymomd Talton and Clifton Harmon officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.

Raymond Eugene Coffey and Carolyn Virginia Day were married on 28 March 1958 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.^45810,48234 Carolyn Virginia Day, daughter of John A. Day, was born on 3 March 1939 in Caldwell Co., NC. Carolyn died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 4 May 2012 and was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Mausolem in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 8 May 2012 .⁴⁸²³⁵

Obituary, Greer-McElveen Funeral Home, May 5, 2012

Carolyn Virginia Coffey, age 73, of Sheely Road, Lenoir, died Friday, May 4, 2012 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. She was born March 3, 1939 in Caldwell County to the late John Alvin and Delia Bell Day. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Coffey; one son, Eric Coffey; eight brothers; and one sister.

Mrs. Coffey was a homemaker and attended Hartland Methodist Church.

Survivors include four sons, John Coffey, Gary Coffey and wife Elishia, Norman Coffey and Scott Coffey, all of Lenoir; one daughter, Teresa “Lynn” Hartley and husband Ray of Lenoir; three sisters, Shirley Wells and husband Paul of Elkin, Pansy Pritchard and Lorraine Moore, both of Lenoir; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at Greer-McElveen Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Steve Butler. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens of Lenoir.

The family will receive friends Monday, May 7, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Serving as pallbearers will be Steve Nelson, Matt Coffey, Eric Coffey, Mike Moore, Keith Day and Steve Benfield.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Mrs. Coffey’s caregiver, Lori Newton.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street, Lenoir, N.C. 28645

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

Raymond Eugene Coffey and Carolyn Virginia Day had the following children:

22459	i.	Living (private).
22460	ii.	Eric Devon Coffey was born on 29 February 1960 in Caldwell Co., NC. Eric died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 22 March 1960 and was buried at Bellview Cemetery in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC in March 1960 .^48236,48237 Obituary, The Greensboro Daily News, Tue., Mar. 22, 1960, Page 5, Col. 8 Eric Devon Coffey Lenoir - Eric Devon Coffey, 3-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Coffey of Lenoir, died this morning en route to a hospital in Winston-Salem. The baby and his twin brother, Norman Eugene, were the first 1960 Leap Year babies born in Caldwell County on Feb. 29. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Worship Point Baptist Church by the Rev. Van Proffitt and the Rev. Claude B. Sudderth. Burial will be in the Belleview Cemetery. Surviving, in addition to the parents and twin brother, are a sister, Teresa Lynn Coffey of the home; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harlon Coffey of Lenoir and Mr. and Mrs. John A. Day of Route 7, Lenoir.
22461	iii.	Living was born in 1960 in Caldwell Co., NC.
22462	iv.	Living was born in 1966 in Caldwell Co., NC.⁴⁸²³⁸