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18579. Kenneth Walter Coffey was born on 14 October 1940 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.⁴⁵⁷⁷⁷ Kenneth died on 26 September 2001 at the age of 60 in Hudson, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.^{45778,45779,45780,45781}

Obituary, The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA, Thu., Sep. 27, 2001

Kenneth W. Coffey, 60, of Woodlawn Drive, Hudson, N.C., died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at his residence. He was the husband of Clare Terry (Lawrence) Coffey. 

Born Oct. 14, 1940, in Caldwell County, N.C., he was the son of the late Bealer and Lema (Greene) Coffey. 

A retired supervisor with Barnhardt No. 1, he was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and served in the Navy for six years. 

Surviving also are four sons, Jeffrey W. Coffey, at home; Brian K. Coffey, Scott A. Coffey and Andrew G. Coffey, all of Lenoir, N.C.; a brother, Larry W. Coffey of Granite Falls, N.C.; three sisters, Dare Coffey, Doris Bumgarner and Hazel Johnson, all of Granite Falls, N.C.; and six grandchildren. 

He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ellen Williams, and a brother, Wayne Coffey. 

The funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Pendry's Chapel, Lenoir, N.C., with the Rev. Duane Kuykendall officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the service on Friday at the funeral home. 

Serving as pallbearers will be: Willie Bumgarner, Phillip Bumgarner, Chad Warren, Rick Williams, Gary Johnson and Victor Coffey. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Kenneth W. Coffey family, 2233 Woodlawn Drive, Hudson, NC 28638.

Kenneth Walter Coffey and Clare Lawrence were married. Clare Lawrence, daughter of Francis Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Lookenbill, was born on 27 July 1942 in Hanover Co., York Co., PA. Clare died at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 29 July 2013 and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 1 August 2013 .^{45782,45783,45784}

Obituary, The News-Topic, Lenoir, NC, Wed., Jul. 31, 2013

Clare Lawrence Coffey, 71, of Hudson passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013, at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson.

She was born July 27, 1942, in Hanover, Penn., to the late Francis Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Lookenbill Lawrence. Clare is also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Coffey; one son, Jeffery Wade Coffey; and one brother, Robert Lawrence.

She was a retired secretary and of the Catholic faith.

Mrs. Coffey is survived by her three sons, Andrew Coffey, and Brian Coffey and wife Nora, both of Hudson, and Scott Coffey of Lenoir; two brothers, Sam Lawrence and Bill Lawrence, both of Hanover, Penn.; three sisters, Angela Miller of Hanover, Penn., Geraldine Carbough of McSherrystown, Penn., and Cheryl Mauck of Mayo, Md.; four grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.

Funeral services for Mrs. Coffey will be held on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at Pendry's Chapel at 2 p.m., with Deacon Stephen Picket of ficiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Pendry's Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Caldwell County Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood St. NW, Lenoir, NC 28645.

Online condolences may be made at www.pendrysfuneralhome. com.

Pendry's Lenoir Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Clare Lawrence Coffey.

Kenneth Walter Coffey and Clare Lawrence had the following children: