Eighth Generation

9429. Elizabeth Martin Coffey was born on 30 October 1914 in Nelson Co., VA. Elizabeth died in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA on 30 July 2013 and was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA on 3 August 2013 .

Obituary, Dignity Memorial & Whitten Timberlake Chapel Lynchburg, VA

Elizabeth Coffey Howard, 98, of Lynchburg passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Massie Terrell Howard.

Born in Nelson County, October 30, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Lynwood Coffey and the late Mary Catherine Wright Coffey. She was a 1933 graduate of Brookville High School where she played on the first girls’ basketball team. She retired from Craddock-Terry Shoe Corp., was a member of the Rebekah’s and longtime member of Forest Road United Methodist Church.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Eunice C. Wright and Frances C. Smith, two brothers, Fletcher M. Coffey and Jessie P. Coffey and her beloved dog Smokey.
Survivors include nephews, Charles Miller, Leroy Coffey, Eddie Coffey and Wayne Wright and nieces, Phyllis Dodl and Marion Saunders.

The family would also like to gratefully acknowledge Barry Lambert and Joann Brantley, her caretakers and the staff of Centra Hospice for the loving care they provided to her.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Whitten Timberlake Chapel with the Rev. Mike Huffman and the Rev. Ron Litten officiating. Interment will follow in Fort Hill Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Friday, August 2, 2013 at the funeral home.

Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider Forest Road United Methodist Church 2805 Old Forest Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501

Elizabeth Martin Coffey and Massie Terrell Howard were married on 11 February 1946 in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA.²⁸⁷⁴⁵ Massie Terrell Howard, son of Eugie Massie Howard and Frankie Terrell, was born in 1912 in Bedford Co., VA. Massie died in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA on 10 December 1989 and was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA in December 1989 .^28746,28747