Ninth Generation

16353. Kyle Brown Coffey was born on 20 April 1920 in Amherst Co., VA.⁴²⁴⁹⁰ He lived with his parents in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co., VA on 28 January 1930. Kyle was a WWII veteran of the US Navy. Kyle died at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA on 13 December 1999 and was buried at Green Hill Cemetery in Buena Vista, Independent City, VA in December 1999 .^{42491,42492,42493}

Obituary, The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA, Wed., Dec. 15, 1999, Metro Edition, Page B3

Kyle Brown Coffey

Kyle Brown Coffey, 79, of Madison Heights, died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999 at Lynchburg General Hospital.

He was born April 20, 1920 in the Coffey Town Section of Amherst County, son of the late Ambrose R. Coffey and Mattie Higginbotham Coffey. He was retired from Reeves Brothers in Buena Vista. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church at the Forks of Buffalo. Mr. Coffey served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

He is survived by his wife, Marcella Wright Coffey; three sons, Roger D. Coffey of Southern Pines, N.C., Jerry B. Coffey of Monroe and Morris R. Coffey of Lexington; three daughters, Judy R. Wimmer of Charlottesville, Linda C. May of Madison Heights and Karen C. Trent of Roanoke; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Hugh Bumgarner officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service, Buena Vista.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Monelison Rescue Squad.

Kyle Brown Coffey and Marcella Leila Wright were married on 21 December 1943 in Rockbridge Co., VA.⁴²⁴⁹⁴ Marcella Leila Wright, daughter of Morris Conway Wright and Bessie Starkey, was born on 15 February 1922 in Richmond, Wayne Co., IN. Marcella died on 30 April 2007 at the age of 85 in Madison Heights, Amherst Co., VA and was buried at Green Hill Cemetery in Buena Vista, Independent City, VA on 3 May 2007.^{42495,42496,42497}

Obituary, The News Advance, May 1, 2007, Lynchburg, VA

Marcella Leila Wright Coffey

Marcella Leila Wright Coffey, 85, of Madison Heights, died Monday, April 30, 2007. She was the wife of the late Kyle Brown Coffey.

Mrs. Coffey was born Feb. 15, 1922, in Richmond, Ind., a daughter of the late Morris Conway and Bessie Starkey Wright. She was a faithful member of Sandy Bottom Christian Church.

She is survived by her children, Roger Coffey and wife, Pat, of Southern Pines, N.C., Judy Wimmer of Monroe, Linda May and husband, Joey, of Madison Heights, Jerry Coffey of Monroe, Morris Coffey and wife, Brenda, of Lexington, and Karen Dooley and husband, Al, of Buchanan; her grandchildren, Randy May and wife, Lori, Paul May and wife, Mara, Scott Coffey and wife, Tracey, Drew Coffey and wife, Stacey, and Amy Trent; one step-grandchild, Brian Claytor, and wife, Katie, four great-grandchildren, Kayla May, Kyle May, Mackenzie Coffey and Avery Coffey; and two step-great-grandchildren. The oldest of eleven children, Marcella is survived by six siblings, Rena Tolley, Norma Friend, Ester Martin, Chester Wright, Willie Wright, and Hamid Wright.

The family will receive friends at from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Sandy Bottom Christian Church.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2007, at Sandy Bottom Christian Church, with the Rev. Jim Freeman officiating. Interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. In Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista.

Memorials may be sent to Sandy Bottom Christian Church, P.O. Box 159, Madison Heights, VA 24572.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.tharpfuneralhome.com.

[This obituary also appeared in The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA on Wed., May 2, 2007, Metro Edition, Page B7]

Kyle Brown Coffey and Marcella Leila Wright had the following children: