Eighth Generation

12284. Benson Floyd Coffey was born on 13 May 1907 in Avery Co., NC.³⁵⁷⁶³ Benson registered for the WW2 draft on 16 October 1940 in Careys Flat, Avery Co., NC.³⁵⁷⁶⁴ Benson died of cardic arrest on 19 August 1967 at the age of 60 at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC and was buried at Cary Flat Cemetery in Gragg, Avery Co., NC.^{35765,35766,35767}

Benson Floyd Coffey and Cleo J. Miller were married on 25 December 1932 in Carter Co., TN.³⁵⁷⁶⁸ Cleo J. Miller, daughter of Rannie Miller and Sally Radford, was born on 29 December 1914 in Avery Co., NC. Cleo died on 1 February 2004 at the age of 89 in Avery Co., NC and was buried at Cary Flat Cemetery in Gragg, Avery Co., NC on 4 February 2004.^35769,35770

Obituary, News-Topic, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC, Feb. 4, 2004

Cleo Coffey

Cleo Miller Coffey, 89, of Majestic Oak Dr, Charlotte, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, at Presbyterian Hospital.

She was born Dec. 29, 1914 in Avery County to the late Rannie Miller and Sally Radford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a spouse, Benson F. Coffey; a son, Jimmy Coffey; two daughters, Patricia Gragg and Miriam Cornett and two sisters.

Mrs. Coffey was a homemaker and member of New Hopewell Baptist Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Dieringer, Carolyn C. Nash and Jackie Davidson, all of Charlotte; three sisters, Ellen Shirley of California, Maxine Greer of Johnson City, Tenn., and Geneva Von Cannon of Banner Elk; 10 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m. at Pendry's Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Jones officiating. Burial will be at New Hopewell Baptist Church in Cary's Flat.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, Feb. 4, 10 to 11 a.m. at Pendry's Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Henry Nash, Doug Plyler, Julian Davidson, Jeff Nash, Steven Davison, Ben Austin and Toby Rash.

Memorials may be made to New Hopewell Baptist Church, Cary's Flat, or to the charity of one's choice.

Pendry's Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Benson Floyd Coffey and Cleo J. Miller had the following children: