Eighth Generation

11529. Hubert Cecil Coffey was born on 11 August 1914 in Lawrence Co., AL. Hubert died on 18 June 1977 at the age of 62 in Decatur, Morgan Co., AL and was buried at Courtland Cemetery in Courtland, Lawrence Co., AL.^33094,33095

Hubert Cecil Coffey and Ella Louise "Lou" Terry were married on 24 January 1934 in Lawrence Co., AL.³³⁰⁹⁶ Ella Louise "Lou" Terry was born on 19 January 1918 in Courtland, Lawrence Co., AL. Ella died on 31 May 1999 at the age of 81 in Wheeler, Lawrence Co., AL and was buried at Courtland Cemetery in Courtland, Lawrence Co., AL.^33097,33098

Ella went to school at Florence State College where she earned a teaching degree. Her first job was a Gordon-Bibb Elementry in Decatur, AL.

Hubert Cecil Coffey and Ella Louise "Lou" Terry had the following children:

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Raymond Isaac Coffey was born on 4 July 1935 in Lawrence Co., AL. Raymond died on 4 June 2009 at the age of 73 at Decatur General Hospital in Decatur, Morgan Co., AL and was buried at Courtland Cemetery in Courtland, Lawrence Co., AL on 7 June 2009.^33099,33100

Raymond Isaac Coffey, 73, passed away on June 4, 2009, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born in Wheeler and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in 1958. He was married to Geraldine McRoberts Coffey and resided in Decatur for the last 35 years.

He served in the United States Army and National Guard and then with the Central Intelligence Agency for nearly eight years in Bangkok, Thailand, between 1966 and 1974. He was the son of the late Hubert C. and Ella Lou Coffey and brother of late Granvil Clinton Coffey of Wheeler. In 2008, he retired from farming in Lawrence County. He was very active in many community activities including serving as President of The Friends of the General Joe Wheeler Foundation, The Friends of the Wheeler Basin Library, and on the board of other organizations. He and his wife, Gerry, have been prominent advocates and well-known spokesperson for their Healthy Alternatives Vegan Lifestyle and have served as subject matter experts at many National and International Vegetarian Congresses and Symposiums.

Viewing will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2009, at Parkway Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2009, in the funeral home chapel.

Burial will be in Courtland City Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Gerry Coffey, his daughter, Carol Coffey of Huntsville, his son, David Coffey of Bangkok, Thailand, his daughter, Valerie Coffey of Huntsville, his son, Darryl Coffey of Decatur, and his ten grandchildren, Sean Coffey, Lindsey Coffey, Jon Isaac Coffey, Greg Coffey, Jessica Coffey, Kasey Coffey, Cecil Coffey, Jackson Coffey and Colette Coffey.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to The Friends of the General Joe Wheeler Foundation, 28 Sandra Lane, Athens, AL 35611, for more information see: http://www.wheelerplantation.org/friends_info.htm.

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Granvil Clinton Coffey was born on 15 September 1942 in Lawrence Co., AL. Granvil died on 9 April 1961 at the age of 18 in Lawrence Co., AL and was buried at Courtland Cemetery in Courtland, Lawrence Co., AL.^33101,33102