Eighth Generation

13150. Curtis Quintis Coffey was born on 30 November 1918 in Easton, Buchanan Co., MO. Curtis died on 20 December 2008 at the age of 90 in Easton, Buchanan Co., MO and was buried at Kerns-Freeman Cemetery in Easton, Buchanan Co., MO.^37648,37649

Curtis Q. Coffey, 90, of Easton, MO, passed away, Saturday, December 20, 2008.

He was born on November 30, 1918 to Levi Quintis and Dorothy Larue (Homan) Coffey in Easton. He grew up and attended school in Stewartsville.

On March 3, 1940 he was united in marriage to Freida Maxine Boyer. He later served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. After his honorable discharge they made their home near Easton, where Curtis owned and operated Coffey's Garage.

He was a member of the Freeman Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon. Curtis was also a member of the Gower American Legion Post 393 and the Easton Lions Club.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother David Coffey and sister Mary Lee Sutton, and granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Fuson.

Curtis is survived by his wife, Freida; three daughters, Eva Gray and husband, Larry, Stewartsville; Peggy Sutton and husband, Don, Aloha, Oregon, and Carol Fuson and husband, Kevin, St. Joseph;, five grandchildren, Jeff Gray and wife, Ruth, Kim Thompson and husband, Brian, Rob Sutton and wife, Kim, Becky Smith and husband, Wayne, and Melissa O'Conor and husband, Sean; six great-grandchildren, Grant, Drew, Anthony, Samuel, Olivia, Ethan, and expectant great-granddaughter, Emily; sister, Adeline Whiteley, Gower and Dorothy Jean Banman, Easton; several nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral Service: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 23rd at the Freeman Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, Easton, MO.

Burial with Military Honors: Kerns-Freeman Cemetery, Easton.

Visitation: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Monday at the Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Gower.

Donations may be made to the church or the Gower American Legion.

Curtis Quintis Coffey and Freida Maxine Boyer were married on 3 March 1940 in Missouri. Freida Maxine Boyer was born on 9 July 1921. Freida died in Missouri on 18 December 2009 and was buried at Kerns-Freeman Cemetery in Easton, Buchanan Co., MO in December 2009 .^37650,37651

Obituary, The St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO, Sun., Dec. 20, 2009

GOWER, Mo. — Freida M. (Boyer) Coffey, 88, Gower, passed away, Friday, December 18, 2009.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis; her parents, Jack and Lillian (Davis) Boyer; brothers, Gerald and Lloyd Boyer; and granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Fuson.

Freida is survived by three daughters, Eva Gray and husband, Larry, Stewartsville, Peggy Sutton and husband, Don, Aloha, Ore., and Carol Fuson and husband, Kevin, St. Joseph; five grandchildren, Jeff Gray and wife, Ruth, Kim Thompson and husband, Brian, Rob Sutton and wife, Kim, Becky Smith and husband, Wayne, and Melissa O'Conor and husband, Sean; seven great-grandchildren, Grant, Drew, Anthony, Samuel, Olivia, Ethan, and Emily; brothers, Dale Boyer, Amity, Mo., and Ernie Boyer, Wichita, Kan.; sister, Iona Wigger, Girard, Kan.; several nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral service: 11 a.m. Monday, December 21, at the Freeman Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, Easton, Mo. Burial: Kerns Freeman Cemetery, Easton. Visitation: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Gower.

Donations may be made to the church or Kendallwood Hospice.