Ninth Generation

18712. Alvin Tyson Coffey was born on 21 March 1927 in Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., TN. Alvin enlisted in the US Army on 12 February 1946 at Edgewood Arsenal, MD.⁴⁵⁹⁶⁹ Alvin died on 7 July 2005 at the age of 78 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH and was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park in La Salle, Monroe Co., MI.^45970,45971

Obituary

Alvin T. Coffey

March 21, 1927-July 7, 2005

Services have been set for Alvin T. Coffey, 78, of Monroe, who died at 8:55 p.m. Thursday at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. He had been ill for 20 years.

Friends may call from 5 to 9 today and from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Rupp Funeral Home, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Von Loop, pastor of Frenchtown Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. Born March 21, 1927, in Thorn Hill, Tenn., he was the son of Carter J. (Jack) and Mary Ann "Dutch" (Turner). He married Ethel Davidson July 6, 1948, in Thorn Hill. Mr. Coffey worked for Consolidated Paper Company in Monroe from 1948 to 1978.

He served in the Army during WW2 from December 1945 until November 1947. He attained the rank of sergeant.

He was a member of Frenchtown Missionary Baptist Church and a life member of Monroe Post 1138 Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Surviving are his wife; two sons, Larry A. of Monroe and Boyd M. (Susan) of Temperance; a daughter, Brenda L. (Richard) Cunningham of Monroe; a sister, Eva England of Tazewell, Tenn., and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother Hayden, and three sisters, Edith Coffey, Edna Hill and Agnes Dalton.

Memorials may be made to Frenchtown Missionary Baptist Church or the charity of the donor's choice.

[E-mail to TNCLAIBO-L@rootsweb.com by Bette Rodey (myanya@charter.net), forwarded by Sheri Kelly, to Jack Coffee, Jul. 9, 2005]

[Item was also posted at Monroenews.com on July 9, 2005. URL was http://www.monroenews.com/articles/2005/07/09/obituaries/obit04.txt, but life of on-line obit is only 14-days]

Alvin Tyson Coffey and Ethel Davidson were married circa 1948. Ethel Davidson, daughter of James Roy Davidson and Forrest Lester, was born on 17 January 1925 in Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., TN. Ethel died in Monroe, Monroe Co., MI on 12 April 2012 and was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park in La Salle, Monroe Co., MI on 16 April 2012 .^45972,45973

Obituary, The Monroe Evening News, Monroe Co., MO., Fri., Apr. 13, 2012

Ethel Coffey Jan.17, 1925-April 12, 2012

Ethel Coffey, 87 of Monroe died at 7:14 a.m. Thursday at Mercy Memorial Hospital. She had been in poor health since December 2011.

Friends may call from 12 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Rupp Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. Rev. Robert Baltrip, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church, and the Rev. Roger Cosby, also of Liberty Baptist, will officiate. Private family burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.

Born Jan. 17, 1925 in Thorn Hill, Tenn., she was the daughter of Roy J. and Forrest (Lester) Davidson. She married Alvin T. Coffey on July 6, 1948 in Middlesboro, Ky. He preceded her in death on July 7, 2005.

Ethel was employed for over 20 years as the department head of infant wear at Kmart. Prior to employment at Kmart, she worked at Muir's Drug Store for seven years.

She was a member of Frenchtown Missionary Baptist Church and enjoyed attending Liberty Missionary Baptist Church with her daughter.

Surviving are her children, Larry A. Coffey of Monroe, Boyd M. (Susan) Coffey of Temperance and Brenda (Richard) Cunningham of Monroe; granddaughters Jessica (Shane) Gasper and Misty Dawn Coffey; brother Hubert (Rose) Davidson of Thorn Hill, Tenn. and sister Lillie Ford of Greenville, Tenn.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin, brothers Lester, Carson, Gene, Donald, John and Finn Davidson; sisters Mary Jane Davidson, Marie Coffey and Clara Bowlin.

Ethel was a good Christian who enjoyed working in her gardens and making sure her children always knew how much she loved them by her encouraging words and kind, loving acts.

Memorials may be sent to Frenchtown Missionary Baptist Church, Liberty Missionary Baptist Church or the IHM Rehabilitation Center.

Online condolences may be sent through www.ruppfuneralhomeinc.com.

Ethel, and Marie who married Hayden Horace were sisters.

Alvin Tyson Coffey and Ethel Davidson had the following children: