Eighth Generation

12133. Wheeler Eden Coffey was born on 2 March 1910 in Avery Co., NC.³⁵²⁷⁴ Wheeler died on 17 September 2003 at the age of 93 at home in Morganton, Burke Co., NC and was buried at Calloway Cemetery in Pineola, Avery Co., NC.^{35275,35276,35277}

Obituary, The News-Topic, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC, Sep. 19, 2003

Wheeler Coffey

Wheeler Eden Coffey, 93, of Gates Avenue, Morganton, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2003, at his residence following a period of declining health.

He was born March 1, 1910, in Avery County, the son of the late Cleveland and Mary Ramsey Coffey. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his first wife, Polly E. Townsend; his second wife, Annie Lee Crump; a half-brother, and 15 grandchildren.

Mr. Coffey was the oldest active member of Zion Road Baptist Church.

He is survived by a son, James E. Coffey of Lenoir; daughters, Mary Rainey and Nancy Adams, both of Big Stone Gap, Va., Julie Orange of East Stone Gap, Va., Shirley Lawson of Dryden, Va. and Rosalee Carswell of Mt. Airy, MD; a stepson, Charlie C. Coffey of Beech Mountain; stepdaughters, Pauline Sprouse and Christine Clark, both of Morganton and Shirley G. Burse of Spruce Pine; 52 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great grandchildren, and three great-great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with the Rev. Micah Piercy officiating. Burial will follow in the Calloway Cemetery.

The family will receive friends today from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home, and other times at the residence, 1345 Gates Ave., Morganton.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Hospice of Burke County, P.O. Box 1029, Valdese, N.C. 28690 or: Zion Road Baptist Church, 2328 Zion Road, Morganton, N.C. 28655.

Wheeler Eden Coffey and Mary Emaline "Polly" Townsend were married. They appeared in the census on 6 June 1940 in Richmond Dist., Wise Co., VA.³⁵²⁷⁸ Mary Emaline "Polly" Townsend, daughter of Joseph Aaron Townsend and Rosa Viola Coffey, was born on 6 April 1915 in North Carolina. Mary died in Wise Co., VA on 3 August 1968 and was buried at the Coffey Family Cemetery in East Stone Gap, Wise Co., VA in August 1968 .³⁵²⁷⁹

Wheeler Eden Coffey and Mary Emaline "Polly" Townsend had the following children:

18742	i.	James Floyd Coffey was born on 17 January 1937 in Lee Co., VA. James died at home in Granite Falls, Caldwell Co., NC on 18 May 2013 and was buried at Frank Townsend Cemetery in Granite Falls, Caldwell Co., NC on 21 May 2013 .^35280,35281 Obituary, The News-Topic, Lenoir, NC, Tue., May 21, 2013 James Floyd Coffey, age 76, of Granite Falls, Passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013, at his residence. He was born January 17, 1937 in Lee County Virginia to the late Wheeler and Polly Townsend Coffey. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife Thelma Frazier Coffey and a grandson Travis James Staton. Mr. Coffey was retired from Bernhardt Furniture Company where he was a Night-Watchman. Survivors include his daughters Mary Coffey Miller and husband John of Granite Falls and Rose Coffey Staton of Gamewell; four sisters, Mary Rainey, Julie Orange, Nancy Adams, Shirley Lawson, all of Big Stone Gap Virginia; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Greer-McElveen funeral Home and Crematory conducted by Rev. Rick Miller. Interment will follow at Frank Townsend Cemetery off Grandin road. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Caldwell County Hospice and Palliative Care; 902 Kirkwood St. Lenoir, N.C. 28645. Online condolences may be left at www.greer-mcelveenfuneralhome.com. Greer-McElveen Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the Coffey family.
18743	ii.	Living was born circa 1938 in Wise Co., VA.
18744	iii.	Living was born circa 1940 in Wise Co., VA.
+18745	iv.	Living.

Wheeler Eden Coffey and Annie Lee Crump were married. Annie Lee Crump, daughter of Edward Crump and Laura E. Crump, was born on 29 November 1901 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.^19113,19114 Annie died on 10 March 1994 at the age of 92 at Grace Hospital in Morganton, Burke Co., NC and was buried at Calloway Cemetery in Pineola, Avery Co., NC on 12 March 1994.^19115,19116

Annie Coffey

Annie Lee Crump Coffey, 91, of 1345 Gates Ave., Morganton, died Thursday, March 10, 1994 at Grace Hospital.

She was born Nov. 20, 1992, in Avery County to the late Laura Crump.

Coffey was preceded in death by her former husband, McKinnley Coffey; two son, Roy and Paul Coffey; and four daughters, Willie Coffey, Dorothy Coffey, Wilma Coffey and Lorene Goodwin.

Coffey was a housewife and a member of Zion Road Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Wheeler F. Coffey; one son, Charlie Coffey of Elk Park; three daughters, Christine Clark and Pauline Sprouse, both of Morganton, and Shirley Burse of Spruce Pine; four step-daughters, Shirley Lawson, Mary Rainey and Nancy Adams, all of Virginia, and Julie Orange of Charlottesville, Va.; one stepson, James F. Coffey of Lenoir; 21 grandchildren; 19 stepgrandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and 14 stepgreat-grandchildren.

The funeral is 2 p.m. Sunday at Zion Road Baptist Church with the Revs. Edward Downs, Cade Burns, Jr. and Randy Gibson officiating. Burial will be at Calloway Cemetery in Newland [sic] [Cemetery is closer to Jonas Ridge].

The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Kirksey's Funeral Home in Morganton.