Eighth Generation

11791. Joe Blake Coffey was born on 2 June 1929 in Greenwood, Greenwood Co., SC. Joe died in Fulton Co., GA on 20 February 1981 and was buried at Sunset Memory Gardens in Cartersville, Bartow Co., GA in February 1981 .³³⁸⁶¹

Joe Blake Coffey and Doris Anders were married. Doris Anders, daughter of Max T. Anders and Blanche Arrington, was born on 2 February 1929 in High Point, Davidson Co., NC. Doris died at Emory Medical Center in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA on 6 April 2016 and was buried at Sunset Memory Gardens in Cartersville, Bartow Co., GA on 8 April 2016 .³³⁸⁶²

Obituary, Dignity Memorial and Owen Funeral Home Cartersville, GA

Doris Coffey Walters, 87, of Cartersville, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Emory Medical Center.Mrs. Walters was born on February 8, 1929, in High Point, NC, daughter of the late Max T. Anders and Blanche Arrington Anders. She graduated in 1951 from Western North Carolina University with a teaching degree in mathematics and physical education and taught school and coached girls sports for more than 20 years. She ended her teaching career in the Cartersville school system in the 1970s. Shel oved sports and was an accomplished tennis player and long wished she was more accomplished in golf. She was a beloved mother and grandmother and had a full and active life filled with travel, friends and family. She was a woman of faith, and she and her husband, Buck,were founding members of Heritage Baptist Church. Doris was preceded in death by her husband of 30 years, Joe Blake Coffey, and her second husband of 22 years and favorite golf partner, M.S. "Buck" Walters. Survivors include sons, Donald J. Coffey of Cartersville, GA, and M. Terry Coffey and wife Elizabeth of Wilmington, NC; daughters, Lisa Walters Wheeler of Cartersville, GA, and Patrice Walters Stewart and husband Steve of Troy, AL; grandchildren, Taylor Coffey and her fiance Kimberly O'Connor of Woodstock, GA, Joe Coffey of Cartersville, GA, Cameron Coffey Crafford and husband Matthew of Washington, DC, Graham Coffey of Nashville, TN, Matt Stewart of Los Angeles, CA, Emily Stewart Baker and husband Dallas of Greensboro, NC, William "Will" Wheeler and wife Erin of Acworth, GA and Whitney Wheeler of Asheville, NC. She is also survived by her dear friend and caretaker, Janie Davis.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, April 8, at Heritage Baptist Church in Cartersville with Rev. Michael Tutterow officiating. Interment will immediately follow in Sunset Memory Gardens.The family will receive friends at the church at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Heritage Baptist Church, 1070 Douthit Ferry Road, Cartersville, GA 30120.