Seventh Generation

4881. William Henry "Will" Coffey was born on 23 July 1886 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁵⁵⁵⁷ He lived with his parents in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 3 June 1900. He registered for the WWI draft on 5 June 1917 in Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁵⁵⁵⁸ He died of "natural causes" on 24 December 1959 at the age of 73 at home in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenoir, Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 26 December 1959.^15559,15560

William Henry "Will" Coffey and Martha "Mattie" Maltba were married on 11 November 1905 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁵⁵⁶¹ Martha "Mattie" Maltba, daughter of William Zachariah Maltba and Mary Ann Coffey, was born on 27 December 1886.

William Henry "Will" Coffey and Martha "Mattie" Maltba had the following children:

William Henry "Will" Coffey and Naomi Genely Keller were married on 4 April 1907 in Kings Creek, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁵⁵⁶⁴ They¹⁵⁵⁶⁴ appeared in the census on 26 April 1910 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁵⁵⁶⁵ They¹⁵⁵⁶⁵ appeared in the census on 13 January 1920 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁵⁵⁶⁶ Will and Naomi¹⁵⁵⁶⁶ appeared in the census on 17 April 1930 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁵⁵⁶⁷ Naomi Genely Keller, daughter of Milas Keller and Demaris Barlow, was born on 2 June 1883 in North Carolina. Naomi died in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 30 January 1933 of bronchial pneumonia and was buried at Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenoir, Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 31 January 1933 .^15568,15569

William Henry "Will" Coffey and Naomi Genely Keller had the following children:

William Henry "Will" Coffey and Annie Mae Summerow were married circa 1938 in North Carolina. They appeared in the census on 13 April 1940 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁵⁵⁷¹ Annie Mae Summerow, daughter of Joe F. Summerow and Florence Kincaide, was born on 29 July 1923 in Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁵⁵⁷² Annie died in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC on 2 May 1989 and was buried at Littlejohn Methodist Church Cemetery in Gamewell, Caldwell Co., NC in May 1989 .^{15573,15574,15575,15576}

Death notice, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Fri., May 5, 1989

Mrs. Annie Summerow Coffey Hamby, 65, furniture store employee, died May 2, 1989, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. Funeral was Thursday. 

Survivors are her sons, Ira Coffey, Stanley Coffey; daughter, Mrs. Thelma Laws; sisters, Mrs. Alice Carlton, Mrs. Lillie Painter of Atlanta.

William Henry "Will" Coffey and Annie Mae Summerow had the following children:

+10562	i.	Thelma Lore Coffey.
10563	ii.	Ira Lee Coffey was born on 27 January 1940 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.15577 Ira died at Caldwell UNC Healthcare in Caldwell Co., NC on 9 June 2019 and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 13 June 2019 . Obituary, Greer-McElveen Funeral Home, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC Ira Lee Coffey, age 78, of Lenoir, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Caldwell UNC Health Care.  He was born October 27, 1940 in Caldwell County to the late William H. and Annie Mae Summerow Coffey.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Albert Coffey, Steve Coffey and Stanley Coffey; and two sisters, Ethel Horton and Thelma Laws. Mr. Coffey had been a cement truck driver for Miller Brothers before being employed with and retiring from Caldwell Ready Mix.  He attended schools and churches in the Kings Creek area and later on he worked on the concrete foundation during the construction of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute.  He was an avid reader and enrolled in CCC&TI and received his High School Diploma and took various other courses. Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Dula Coffey of the home; two nephews, Randy Laws and wife Kim of Hudson and Kenny Laws and wife Janette of Maiden, NC; many more nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews; his inlaws, The Dula Family; and many other extended family.  Graveside services will be held Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 4:00 P.M. at Blue Ridge Memorial Park conducted by Pastor Ronnie Watson.  Family and friends serving as pallbearers will be Kenny Laws, Eric Laws, Noah Laws, Justin Hefner, Robert Spears and Benny Walker. Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Laws and Bill Coffey. Online condolences may be left at www.greer-mcelveenfuneralhome.com. Greer-McElveen Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the Coffey family. [Birth records for those in bold not found]
10564	iii.	Stanley Edward Coffey was born on 17 February 1943 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.15578 Stanley died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 14 June 2000 and was buried at Littlejohn Methodist Church Cemetery in Gamewell, Caldwell Co., NC in June 2000 .15579
10565	iv.	Steve Wilson Coffey was born on 14 May 1946 in North Carolina. Steve died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 11 April 1967 and was buried at Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 13 April 1967 .15580,15581