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Kenneth Wilson Coffey was born on 18 June 1925 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.46399 Kenneth enlisted in the on 26 August 1943 at Camp Croft, Spartanburg Co., SC.46400 Kenneth died on 5 March 2010 at the age of 84 at The Oaks in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC and was buried at Parklawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC on 9 March 2010.46401,46402
Obituary, The Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC, Mon., Mar. 8, 2010
Mr. Kenneth Wilson Coffey, 84, passed away March 5, 2010 at The Oaks at Forsyth. He was born June 18, 1925 in Caldwell County to the late Frenis Dewey and Bessie Teague Coffey.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Inez Shell Coffey and a brother, Barney Coffey, a sister, Gale C. Little, and a great-granddaughter, Rebeka L. Lawrence. Mr. Coffey was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and was retired from the City of Winston-Salem with 25 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Battle of the Bulge.
Mr. Coffey is survived by his loving wife, Colleen Weavil Jones Coffey; a daughter, Ann C. Lawrence and husband Hal of Winston-Salem; two grandchildren, Deborah L. Gibbons and husband Randy of High Point and Jeffrey H. Lawrence and wife Melissa of Rocky Mount, VA; six great-grandchildren, Chelsea, Molly, and Maddison Gibbons, Evan, Gabe, and Aaron Lawrence; a sister, Jan Morgan and husband Bill of Marion; a brother, Steve Coffey and wife Suzie of Knoxville, TN.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00am, Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Parklawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Mike Gates and the Rev. Albert Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00am until 11:00am Tuesday prior to the service at the mausoleum chapel. Memorials may be made to Gideons International, PO Box 1598, Welcome, NC 27374
Kenneth Wilson Coffey and Inez Virginia Shell were married. Inez Virginia Shell, daughter of John Robert Shell and Ethel Mae Blankenship, was born on 15 May 1923 in Wilkes Co., NC. Inez died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC on 5 January 2004 and was buried at Parklawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC in January 2004 .46403,46404
Kenneth Wilson Coffey and Colleen Weavil Jones were married. Colleen Weavil Jones was born on 25 May 1923 in Forsyth Co., NC. Colleen died in Welcome, Davidson Co., NC on 6 March 2015 and was buried at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC in March 2015 .46405