Ninth Generation

18544. Thomas Henry "Tom" Coffey was born on 2 September 1925 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.⁷¹⁷¹ He lived with his parents in Mulberry Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 19 April 1930. Thomas registered for the WW2 draft on 2 September 1943 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.⁴⁵⁶⁸⁸ Thomas died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 28 August 1999 and was buried at Robert Coffey Cemetery in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC in August 1999 .^{45689,45690,45691}

Death Notice, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Mon., Aug. 30, 1999

Mr. Thomas Henry Coffey, 73, died August 28, 1999. Funeral is 2pm Tuesday at Pendry's Lenoir Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, Coffey family Cemetery. Visitation tonight 7-8:30pm at the funeral home.

Thomas Henry "Tom" Coffey and Ethel Marie Nichols were married on 27 October 1945 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.⁴⁵⁶⁹² Ethel Marie Nichols, daughter of Lennie Lee Nichols and Henrietta Curtis, was born on 4 May 1927 in Bath Co., VA. Ethel died at Camelot Manor in Granite Falls, Caldwell Co., NC on 26 May 2004 and was buried at Robert Coffey Cemetery in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 29 May 2004 .^45693,45694

Ethel Coffey

Ethel Marie Nicholas [sic] Coffey, 77, of Melrose Street, Lenoir, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at Camelot Manor Nursing Home.

She was born May 4, 1927 in Bath Co., Va. to the late Rev. Lenny Lee Nichols and Henrietta Curtis Nichols. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Henry Coffey; a brother, Richard Nichols and a sister, Lucy Summerow.

Mrs. Coffey retired from Bernhardt #7 and was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Tommy Carroll Coffey of Hudson; a daughter-in-law, Deana Coffey of Hudson; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda Marie Fox and husband Tommy of Maiden; three brothers, Eddie Nichols and George Nichols both of Lenoir and Clarence Nichols of Granite Falls; a sister, Joncie Swearingin of Lenoir and three grandchildren, Marty and Amy Coffey and Robbie Fox.

Funeral services will be Saturday, May 29, 2004 at 11 a.m. at Pendry's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J.B. Crouse and Rev. Jeff Hoyle officiating. Burial will be at Coffey Family Cemetery.

The family will receive friends today, May 28, 2004 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Pendry's Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Caldwell County Hospice, 902 Kirkwood St. NW, Lenoir, NC 28645 or online condolences may be made at www.pendrysfuneralhome.com.

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

Thomas Henry "Tom" Coffey and Ethel Marie Nichols had the following children: