Eighth Generation

12449. Joseph Levi Coffey was born on 4 June 1917 in North Carolina. Joseph died on 5 August 2010 at the age of 93 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Boone Fork Community Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 8 August 2010.^{36431,36432,36433}

Obituary, The Watauga Democrat, Aug. 6, 2010

Joseph Levi Coffey

Mr. Joseph Levi Coffey, 93, of Countryside Drive, SW, Lenoir, formerly of Blowing Rock, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir.
Born June 4, 1917 in Avery County, he was a son of Columbus and Mary Alice Woodruff Coffey.

He was a farmer, landscaper and attended Boone Fork Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Gene Coffey and wife, Anita, of Lenoir and Larry Coffey and wife, Doris, and daughter-in-law, Helen Coffey of Hudson; and 16 grandchildren, 26 great- grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Gragg Coffey; a son, Bruce Coffey; a great-granddaughter, Taylor Coffey; two sisters, Rosie Graff and an infant sister; and five brothers, Arvil, Blake, Bud, Jack and an infant brother.

Services will be conducted Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Boone Fork Baptist Church with the Rev. Darrell Miller and the Rev. Wade Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Boone Fork Community Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Sunday at the church from 1 until 2 p.m., one hour prior to services.

Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care at 902 Kirkwood Street, NW, Lenoir, N.C. 28645.

Online condolences may be sent to website of www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Coffey family.

Joseph Levi Coffey and Georgia Agnes Gragg were married on 21 September 1940 in Watauga Co., NC.³⁵⁹²² Georgia Agnes Gragg, daughter of William T. Gragg and Margaret Woodruff, was born on 12 July 1924 in Avery Co., NC. Georgia died on 17 April 1994 at the age of 69 at home in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Boone Fork Community Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 20 April 1994.^{36434,36435,36436}

Obituary

Georgia Coffey

Georgia Gragg Coffey, 69, of Route 1, Blowing Rock, died Sunday, Apr 17, 1994, at the residence.

She was born July 12, 1924, in Avery County to the late Bill and Margaret Woodruff Gragg.

Mrs. Coffey was a homemaker.

Surviving are her husband, Levi Coffey of the home; three sons, Bruce Coffey and Eugene Coffey, both of Lenoir and Larry Coffey of Joyceton; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

The funeral is 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Advent Christian Church with the Revs. Murray Coffey and Wade Church officiating. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Boone Fork Cemetery.

The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home.

Joseph Levi Coffey and Georgia Agnes Gragg had the following children:

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Floyd Bruce Coffey.

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Eugene Edward Coffey Sr. was born on 10 January 1946 in Watauga Co., NC.³⁶⁴³⁷ Eugene died at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC on 28 September 2019 and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC in September 2019 .³⁶⁴³⁸

Obituary for Eugene Edward Coffey Sr.

Eugene Edward Coffey, Sr., age 73, of Lenoir, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Carolina’s Medical Center. He was born January 10, 1946 in Watauga County to the late Georgia Agnes Gragg Coffey and Jospeph Levi Coffey. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Floyd Bruce Coffey; granddaughter, Taylor Lace Lasha Coffey; son, Anthony Edward Huggins; and son-in-law, Kenneth Wayne Davis, Sr.

Survivors include his wife, Anita H. Coffey; son, Eugene Edward Coffey, Jr.; daughter, Tonia Lynn Toon and husband Billy; brother, Larry Wayne Coffey; grandchildren, Kenneth Wayne Davis, Jr., Kaleb Alexander Toon, Dawson Turner Coffey, Nikkole Hegney, and Markus Skiff; one great-grandson, Eli Graham Davis; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

No services will be held.

Online condolences may be sent to www.evansfuneralservice.com

Evans Funeral Service & Crematory is serving the family.

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[Obituary courtesy of Bradley Ingels; burial location courtesy of Evans Funeral Service in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC]

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Larry Wayne Coffey was born on 27 January 1951 in Watauga Co., NC.³⁶⁴³⁹