Ninth Generation

18183. Lemuel Hart Coffey⁴⁵⁰⁴⁷ was born on 13 June 1927 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.⁴⁵⁰⁴⁸ Lemuel enlisted in the on 8 February 1946 at Fort Sill, Comanche Co., OK.⁴⁵⁰⁴⁹ Lemuel died on 26 June 1976 at the age of 49 in North Carolina and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 28 June 1976.^{45050,45051,45052}

Obituary, Lenoir News-Topic, Monday, June 28, 1976

Lemuel Hart Coffey, 49, 210 Clearfield Drive, died Saturday evening in a Veteran's Administration hospital after an extended illness.

He was born June 13, 1927 in Caldwell County, son of Robert Lawrence and Lula Hart Coffey of Lenoir.

Coffey was employed at Kincaid Furniture Co.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his widow, Mrs. Dorthy Mae McMillian Coffey of the home; four sons, Terry Robert Coffey, Paul Gregory Coffey, Scott Bradley Coffey, all of Lenoir, and Jerry Franklin Coffey of El Paso, Tex.; three brothers, Finley Coffey of Collettsville, Larance Coffey of Missouri, and Dan Coffey of Wilmington; six sisters, Mrs. Alan (Sarah) Stone of North Wilkesboro, Mrs. Forke (Frances) Hartley of Baton, Mrs. Clyde (Alice) Smith of Morganton, Mrs. Paul (Grace) Spears of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. George (Ruth) Prestwood and Mrs. Richard (Florence) Prestwood born of Lenoir.

The funeral was to be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Lakeview Baptist Church by Rev. Michael Barlowe and Rev. Dean Harold.

Burial was to follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Park.

Pendry's Lenoir Funeral Home was in charge of Arrangements.

Lemuel Hart Coffey and Dorothy Mae McMillan were married on 29 July 1949 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.⁴⁵⁰⁵³ They⁴⁵⁰⁵³ were separated on 31 August 1973 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.⁴⁵⁰⁵⁴ Dorothy Mae McMillan, daughter of John Franklin McMillan and Amelia Ann Bishop, was born on 16 May 1931 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. Dorothy died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 17 September 2001.⁴⁵⁰⁵⁵

Obituary

Dorothy Setzer

Dorothy Mae McMillan Setzer, 70, of Camelot Court, Lenoir, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at Caldwell County Hospice.

She was born May 16, 1931 in Caldwell County to the late John Franklin McMillan and Amelia Ann Bishop McMillan. She was also preceded in death by her fi[r]st husband, Lemuel H. Coffey; and three brothers, Bill, Clifton and Paul McMillan.

She was a homemaker and a member of the First Advent Christian Church.

Survivors include her husband, Raymond Setzer of Lenoir, four sons, Terry R. Coffey of Lenoir, Jerry F. Coffey of Kannapolis, Paul G. Coffey of Hudson and Scott B. Coffey of Fletcher; one brother, the Rev. Eugene McMillan of Stuart, Va.; and five grandchildren.

A private memorial service will be held.

Memorial contributions may be made to Caldwell County Hospice, 902 Kirkwood St., Lenoir, N.C. 28645

Pendry's Lenoir Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lemuel Hart Coffey and Dorothy Mae McMillan had the following children: