Eighth Generation

9213. Leonard Carlyle Coffey was born on 13 May 1903 in Virginia. He lived with his parents in Amherst Co., VA about 1903. He lived with his parents in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co., VA on 16 May 1910. Leonard lived with his parents in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co., VA on 22 January 1920. He lived with his parents in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co., VA on 25 April 1930. Leonard died in Buena Vista, Independent City, VA on 23 August 1959 an acute myocardial infarction and was buried at Green Hill Cemetery in Buena Vista, Independent City, VA on 25 August 1959 .^{28255,28256,28257,28258}

Leonard Carlyle Coffey and Elsie B. Sale were married on 27 December 1922 in Virginia. They were divorced on 8 June 1931 in Amherst Co., VA.²⁸²⁵⁹ Elsie B. Sale, daughter of Edward Daniel Sale and Verdie L. Wilmer, was born circa 1907 in Amherst Co., VA.

Leonard Carlyle Coffey and Elsie B. Sale had the following children:

Leonard Carlyle Coffey and Mary Elsie Coffey were married. They appeared in the census on 16 May 1940 in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co., VA.²⁸²⁶⁰ Mary Elsie Coffey, daughter of Hiter Webster Coffey and Mary Fannie Higginbotham, was born on 5 September 1913 in Amherst Co., VA. Mary died on 6 November 2002 at the age of 89 at home in Vesuvius, Rockbridge Co., VA and was buried at Green Hill Cemetery in Buena Vista, Independent City, VA on 8 November 2002.^28261,28262

Obituary, The Rockbridge Weekly, Nov. 13, 2002

Mary Elsie Coffey

Amherst Native Dies At Home Wednesday

Mary Elsie Coffey, 89, of Vesuvius, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at her home. Mrs. Coffey was born on September 5, 1913 in Amherst County, a daughter of the late Hiter Coffey and Mary Higgenbothem Coffey. She was a member of the Macedonia Methodist church in Coffeytown and was preceded in death by he husband, Leonard Coffey.

Mrs. Coffey is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Jenny and David Townsend, Clinton, CT; one son, Thomas Coffey, Vesuvius; two brothers, Hiter Coffey, Wiley Coffey, both of Amherst; three sisters; Helen Keith Agricola; Hazel Humston, Roanoke; Mildred Ray, Waynesboro; two grandchildren: Katelyn Townsend and Benjamin Townsend.

Graveside services were conducted at 111 a.m. Friday, November 8, 2002 in the Green Hill Cemetery with Rev. Murray Sallinger officiating.

There was no visitation at the funeral home. The arrangements were handled by the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service in Buena Vista.

Leonard Carlyle Coffey and Mary Elsie Coffey had the following children: