Seventh Generation

4209. James William "Woody" Coffey was born on 7 April 1887 in Virginia. He lived with his grandmother Mary Monroe Coffey in Nelson Co., VA on 23 June 1900. He registered for the WWI draft on 5 June 1917 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶¹² James died at Waynesboro Community Hospital in Waynesboro, Independent City, VA on 11 June 1960 of myocardial failure and was buried at Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro, Independent City, VA on 14 June 1960 .^{13613,13614,13615,13616}

Obituary, Waynesboro News Virginian, Jun 13, 1960

James William Coffey, 73, 936 S. Delphine Ave., died at 10:10 p.m. Saturday at the Waynesboro Community Hospital after a long illness.

Mr. Coffey was a member of the Sherando Christian Church and was employed for 20 years at the local DuPont plant before his retirement in 1952.

Born April 7, 1887, in Love, Mr. Coffey was a son of the late David and Lucy Demastus Coffey [David Garland and Alice Peter Demasters Coffey].

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elva Dedrick Craig Coffey; following children by a former marriage, seven sons, Elmer H. Coffey and Houston W. Coffey, both of Newport News; Raymond E. Coffey, Hallie T. Coffey and James E. Coffey, all of Waynesboro; Wilmer H. Coffey , Washington, D. C., and Carl D. Coffey, Orlando, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Pauline F. Snider, Hampton, and Mrs. Helen L. Mowry, Newport News; one brother, Ellis Coffey, Staunton; one step-daughter, Mrs. Vera Bell, Waynesboro; two step-sons, James T. Craig, Washington, D. C., and William Franklin Craig, Atlanta, Ga.; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Body will remain at the Etter Funeral Home. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of the Etter Funeral Home by Mr. Harvey Powell with interment in Riverview Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Reuben Childress, Arthur Campbell, Charles Mahler, Ray Coffey, Buddy Coffey, and Bernard Layne.

Honorary bearers will be Albert Lam, David Williams, Hallie Lambert, George Bingham, Lucien Lynn, Dr. S. G. Saunders and Dr. J. T. O'Hanlon.

This child was not enumerated with the family in the 1900 census. However, his mother indicated that she was the mother of 8 children, and that all were living at the time of the census, but only 7 children were enumerated.

James William "Woody" Coffey and Mary Ann "Annie" Parnell were married on 1 August 1905 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶¹⁷ They¹³⁶¹⁷ appeared in the census on 28 April 1910 on the Greenville Road in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶¹⁸ They¹³⁶¹⁸ appeared in the census on 17 January 1920 on the Hickory Hill Road in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶¹⁹ Woody and Annie¹³⁶¹⁹ appeared in the census on 15 April 1930 in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶²⁰ They¹³⁶²⁰ appeared in the census on 5 April 1940 in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶²¹ Mary Ann "Annie" Parnell was born on 27 March 1887 in Virginia. Mary died on 10 July 1952 at the age of 65 in Virginia and was buried at Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro, Independent City, VA.^{13622,13623,13624}

Obituary, The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, Sat., Jul. 12, 1952, Page 22

"Mrs Mary Coffey

"Waynesboro, July 11 - Mrs. Mary Ann Coffey died Thursday at her home in Waynesboro. She was a lifelong resident of Augusta County and a member of the Orchard Hill Presbyterian Chapel.

"Survivors include her husband, James William Coffey; seven sons, Elmer H. Coffey, of Newport News; Raymond E. Coffey, of this city; Wilmer H. Coffey, of Washington; Carl D. Coffey, of Richmond; Houston W. Coffey, of Newport News; James E. Coffey, of this city, and Hallie T. Coffey, of Columbus, GA.; two daughters, Mrs. Pauline F. Humphrey and Mrs. Helen Mowry, both of New Port News; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; two half sisters, Mrs. Viola Frank, of Staunton, and Mrs. Florence Hyden, of Sherando. Funeral rites will be held in the Orchard Hill Chapel at 2 P.M., Sunday. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery."

James William "Woody" Coffey and Mary Ann "Annie" Parnell had the following children:

A living couple was married. Living (private).