Seventh Generation

7039. Posey Jerome Coffey was born on 29 March 1878 in North Carolina. He registered for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918 in Buncombe Co., NC.²³¹⁰⁸ Posey died in Madison Co., NC on 28 April 1949 of uremia and was buried at Bull Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Marshall, Madison Co., NC on 30 April 1949 .^23109,23110

Rites for P.G.Coffey, 71, to be Held Saturday

P.G. Coffey, 71, of the Bull Creek section of Madison County, died at his home about 7:30 o'clock Thursday morning, April 28, 1949. He had been in declining health for sometime.

Funeral services will be held at Bull Creek Saturday at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev. Perry Sprinkle, the Rev. David Roberts, the Rev. Vaughn Fisher and the Rev. Horace Arrowood officiating.

Pallbearers will be Fred Merrell, Grant McDarris, Gay Merrell, Joseph Reese, Albun Buckner and Woodfin Capps.

Honorary pallbearers are George Bryan, Charlie Phillips, Murray Rice, Corry Wallin, Leo Kent, McKinley Rice, Marvin Ball, McKinley Green.

Flower girls will be granddaughters, Mrs. Pink Burris, Mrs. Cliff Chapman, Miss Edna Robinson, Kathleen Edwards, Eula Edwards and Beulah Edwards.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lizzie Griffin Coffey, ten daughters: Mrs. Bernard Edwards, Marshall, Route 2; Mrs. Charlie Allman, Weaverville, Route 1; Mrs. Aldon Robinson, Swannanoa, Route 1; Mrs. Herman Shelton, Greenville, S.C.; Mrs. Jule Buchanan, Hazelwood; Mrs. Pearl Edwards, Mars Hill, Route 1; Mrs. Earl Mashburn, Waynesville; Mrs. Jesse Hatton, Lexington, Ky; and Esther and Mariedith of the home; six sons, James and Frank of Marshall, Route 2; Carroll, Anderson, Floyd and Leonard of the home; 24 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Fleming, Asheville; and three brothers, Ivory and Neal Coffey of Asheville; and Virgil of Mars Hill.

Bowman-Rector Funeral Home is in charge.

Contributor: M. Burnette (49257664) • marvandmarg@bellsouth.net

[Note: Sometimes middle name is found spelled Jerome]

Posey Jerome Coffey and Mary Briggs were married on 1 June 1907 in Madison Co., NC.²³¹¹¹ Mary Briggs was born circa 1885. Mary died in North Carolina in 1930.

Posey Jerome Coffey and Mary Briggs had the following children:

14237	i.	Monroe Coffey was born in 1908 in North Carolina. Monroe died in North Carolina in 1913 and was buried at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Weaverville, Buncombe Co., NC in 1913 .²³¹¹² Bio from Memorial Site: Monroe Coffey was the first child of Posey Gerome Coffey and Mary Briggs Coffey (his second wife). He was born about 1908 and died about 1913. Posey Gerome Coffey and Mary Briggs Coffey had 9 other children: Gertrude ("Gertie" twin), Vertie (twin), Viola, Albert, Pearl, James, Frank, Ada and Evelyn. Other family members who are buried in the same cemetery are Julia Fisher Coffey (Posey Gerome Coffey's first wife), Albert Coffey (Monroe's brother) and Vertie (Bertie) Coffey (Monroe's sister, twin to Gertrude). Family members have told how they would take Posey Gerome Coffey to this cemetery and that he told them that the family members were buried under the trees at the back left corner of the church (right side of the cemetery).
14238	ii.	Vertie Coffey was born and died on 2 April 1910 in North Carolina. She was buried at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Weaverville, Buncombe Co., NC in April 1910 .²³¹¹³ Said to be twin to Gertrude. Part of her bio from memorial site: "Vertie Coffey was the third child of Posey Gerome Coffey and Mary Briggs Coffey. She was a twin to "Gertie" Gertrude Coffey, the second child of Posey Gerome Coffey and Mary Briggs Coffey. Vertie lived only a few days."
+14239	iii.	Gertrude Coffey.
14240	iv.	Albert Coffey was born on 9 April 1914 in North Carolina. Albert died in North Carolina on 27 March 1918 and was buried at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Weaverville, Buncombe Co., NC in March 1918 .²³¹¹⁴
+14241	v.	Pearl Madeline Coffey.
+14242	vi.	James Marion Coffey Sr..
14243	vii.	Frank Luther Coffey was born on 15 August 1920 in North Carolina. Frank died in North Carolina on 14 August 1996 and was buried at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park in Waynesville, Haywood Co., NC in August 1996 .^23115,23116
+14244	viii.	Ada Coffey.

Posey Jerome Coffey and Elizabeth Griffin were married circa 1931 in North Carolina. They appeared in the census on 13 April 1940 in Madison Co., NC.²³¹¹⁷ Elizabeth Griffin was born circa 1905 in North Carolina.

Posey Jerome Coffey and Elizabeth Griffin had the following children:

14245	i.	Rev. Carroll Jerome Coffey was born on 14 January 1932 in North Carolina. Carroll died at Memorial Mission Hospital in Mars Hill, Madison Co., NC on 26 February 2013 and was buried at Vision Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Mars Hill, Madison Co., NC on 1 March 2013 .²³¹¹⁸ Rev. Carroll Jerome Coffey, 81, of 120 Bailey Mountain Rd., Mars Hill went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Memorial Mission Hospital. Mr. Coffey was a native of Haywood County having lived most of his life in Madison County. He was the son of the late Posey Gerome Coffey and the late Lizzie Griffin Coffey. He is also preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Marie Shelton Coffey, sons Ronnie and Michael Coffey, son-in-law Ricky Arrowood and great grandson Micah J. Coffey. Carroll was a retired Baptist Minister and at one time pastored Union Valley Church. Carroll is survived by his daughters Dianne Coffey of the home and Donna Burnette and husband Jerry of Marshall, grandson Travis Coffey and wife Veronica, granddaughters Michaela Reed and husband Derek and Sandra Burnette, great grandson Clay Coffey, brothers Floyd Coffey and wife Mamie, Leonard Coffey and wife Patricia, Anderson Coffey and wife Girtha; sisters Meredith Wilburn and Esther Bailey; half-sister Evelyn C. Hatton. A funeral service will be held 2:00pm Friday, March 1 at Vision Missionary Baptist Church of which he was a member and deacon. Rev. Steven Glover, Rev. Wesley Pike, and Michael Garrison will officiate. Burial will follow in Vision Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm Thursday, February 28 at Blue Ridge Funeral Service, Mars Hill. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Vision Missionary Baptist Church c/o Joanne Rice, 852 Hazel Brook Rd., Marshall, NC 28753
+14246	ii.	Rev. Anderson Burton Coffey.
+14247	iii.	Ester Mary Coffey.
+14248	iv.	Floyd Monroe Coffey.