Tenth Generation

20546. James Willard Coffey was born on 14 June 1918 in Cotula, Campbell Co., TN. James enlisted in the US Army on 27 June 1941 at Fort Oglethorp, GA.⁴⁷⁴³¹

James was married at the time of his enlistment but wife's name has not been found by me. He was a WWII veteran, Lorraine Division, and earned the Silver Star.

James died in Texas on 29 November 1993 and was buried at Mission Burial Park in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX in December 1993 .^47432,47433

Obituary, The San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, TX, Thu., Dec. 2, 1993

James W. "Jim" Coffey, an Army first sergeant in the 314th Infantry/79th Division, served in Europe during World War II.

He later worked in data processing at Friedrich Refrigeration for five years and from 1982 to 1987 was registrar at the National Education Center.

Coffey, 75, died in a hospital Monday of complications from an auto accident Sept. 22. He was hospitalized all but 12 days since then.

Born in Campbell County, Tenn., he was the third of six boys. His father was an electrician in the mines.

After graduating from Westbourn High School, he worked his way through a Knoxville, Tenn., business college by working evenings at a hamburger stand.

After his military service, Coffey met his future wife while both worked in the Fisher Body Division of General Motors Corp. in Hamilton, Ohio. He started in production control and moved to data processing.

In 1949, he and Carol Nancy Clingman were married in Hamilton.

They moved to Pittsburgh in 1967 and he worked for RCA two years before moving to Atlanta and working for Remington Rand. They moved to San Antonio in 1971 and he worked for Friedrich Refrigeration.

"At National Education Center as registrar, Jim had good rapport with students at the technical school until retiring," his wife said. "He was a very quiet, unassuming man who was honest and gracious.

"He was very proud of serving his country, and proud all of his brothers served. Everybody loved him. He recently wrote reflections on his life, which were extremely incisive.

"Last July we served as hosts for the 47th anniversary of his World War II 314th Infantry held in the Menger Hotel. This was a great experience for him."

Coffey enjoyed playing golf until he hurt his back. For the last several years he devoted himself to gardening. He had 23 hanging baskets of bougainvillea in all colors visible from the living room and dining area.

Survivors include a son, Paul Boell of Vancouver, Wash.; five brothers, George Coffey of Houston, Edward Coffey of Smyrna, Tenn., Charles Coffey of Vallejo, Calif., Robert Coffey of Minneapolis and Bill Coffey of Jacksboro, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

Services are to be at 11 a.m. Friday at San Pedro Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Marvin Huth officiating. Burial in Mission Burial Park North will be arranged by Mission Park Funeral Chapels North.

James Willard Coffey and Carol Nancy Boell were married on 23 November 1949 in Franklin Co., IN.^47434,47435 Carol Nancy Boell, daughter of Grover C. Clingman and Anna A. Perry, was born on 10 February 1923 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. She was born on 19 February 1923 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. Carol resided in Clark Co., WA on 15 November 2007.⁴⁷⁴³⁶

James Willard Coffey and Carol Nancy Boell had the following children: