Eighth Generation

11056. Vernon Smith Coffey was born circa 1913 in North Carolina. Vernon registered for the WW2 draft on 16 October 1940 in High Point, Guilford Co., NC.³²²⁵⁵ Vernon died at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC on 12 March 1987 and was buried at Floral Garden Memorial Park in High Point, Guilford Co., NC on 15 March 1987 .^32256,32257

Obituary, The Greensboro News and Record, Greensboro, NC, Sat., Mar. 14, 1987, Page 36

Vernon Coffey

High Point - Vernon Smith Coffey, 74, of 520 Barker Ave., died Thursday at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.

Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at English Road Baptist Church, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Floral Garden Park.

Coffey was a Caldwell County native, a former employee of Slane Hosiery Mill. He later was in the restaurant business for 30 years. He was a member of the Piedmont Bible Association.

Survivors are wife, Mrs. Hessie White Coffey; daughters, Mrs. Brenda Moricle of Charlotte and Mrs. Mary Ella Caldwell of Reidsville; son, Richard M. Coffey of New Britain, Conn.; five grandchildren.

The family will be at Sechrest Funeral Home 7-9 p.m. today.

Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund of English Road Baptist Church.

Vernon Smith Coffey and Hessie Mildred White were married circa 1930 in North Carolina. They appeared in the census on 3 April 1940 in High Point, Guilford Co., NC.³²²⁵⁸ Hessie Mildred White, daughter of Solomon Sanders White and Mollie Lou Ellen, was born on 13 March 1914 in Surry Co., NC. Hessie died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC on 5 January 2002 and was buried at Floral Garden Memorial Park in High Point, Guilford Co., NC in January 2002 .^32259,32260

Obituary, The Greensboro News and Record, Greensboro, NC, Feb. 7, 2002, Edition: All, Page B7 and B12

HIGH POINT Mrs. Hessie Mildred White Coffey, 87, formerly of Barker Street, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at Hunterwood Nursing Home and Rehabilitation, Charlotte.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, in Floral Garden Park Cemetery, by Dr. James Summey. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Coffey was born March 13, 1914, in Surry County, the daughter of Solomon Sanders White and Molly Lou Ellen White. Mrs. Coffey was retired co-owner of Standard Cafe. She was a member of English Road Baptist Church. She was married to Vernon S. Coffey, who preceded her in death on March 12, 1987.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mary Ella Cardwell and husband, Harry of Reidsville, Mrs. Brenda Moricle and husband, Donald of Charlotte; son, Richard Coffey of Avon, Conn.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Coffey will remain at Sechrest Funeral Home, East Lexington Avenue. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.

The family request that memorials be directed to Alzheimers Association, 237 Idol St., High Point, N.C. 27262 or to a charity of the donors choice.

Vernon Smith Coffey and Hessie Mildred White had the following children: