Ninth Generation

17777. David Wayne Coffey was born on 9 June 1945 in Guilford Co., NC.⁴⁴⁴³⁷ David died at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, Durham Co., NC on 9 March 2015 and was buried at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC in March 2015 .⁴⁴⁴³⁸

Obituary, Dignity Memorial & Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home Greensboro, NC

Mr. David Wayne Coffey, Sr., 69, of Raleigh, departed from this life on Monday, March 9, 2015, at Duke Medical Center.There will be a celebration of David’s life which will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Hillcrest Baptist Church, located at 3800 Hillcrest Dr., Raleigh, NC 27610, from 5:00 until 7:00 pm in the church fellowship hall. Funeral services will be held at Hanes-Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel located at 6000 High Point Rd., Greensboro, NC 27407, on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 3:00 pm, with Pastor John Ryman officiating. Burial will follow at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm at the funeral home.Born June 9, 1945 to the late Paul and Helen Pitts Coffey, David spent the majority of his life in Greensboro. David was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church while in Greensboro and most recently had attended Hillcrest Baptist Church in Raleigh. David graduated from Page High School and then attended Nashville Auto Diesel College. He was a mechanical genius who basically could fix anything. He worked for Western Electric, General Electric, and retired from AT&T. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend who loved nothing more than spending time with his family. He enjoyed golfing, deep sea fishing, woodworking, working on automobiles, photography, and electronics. David was also a member of The International Civitan Boy’s Choir. He was a wonderful man who was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew him.Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 50 years, Brenda Oakley Coffey; son, David Wayne Coffey, Jr.; daughter, April Coffey and her son Alexander Coffey; daughter, Erin Coffey Chamblee and husband Kenneth and their children, Benjamin and Lillian; brother, Smith Coffey and wife Jacquelyn, and their children, Catherine, Alexandra, and Madelyn; brother, Jerry Coffey and wife Gretchen, and their children, Laurel and Jay.Memorial contributions may be made to Hillcrest Baptist Church, 3800 Hillcrest Dr., Raleigh, NC 27610.Online condolences may be made at www.haneslineberryfuneralhomes.com.

A living couple was married in 1965 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC.⁴⁴⁴³⁹ Living (private).

David Wayne Coffey and Living had the following children:

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David "Wayne" Coffey was born on 6 August 1966 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC. David died in Raleigh Twp., Wake Co., NC on 25 October 2017 colon cancer and was buried at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC on 29 October 2017 .⁴⁴⁴⁴⁰

Obituary, Dignity Memorial and Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home, Greensboro, NC

David “Wayne” Coffey Jr., 51, passed away on Wednesday at Rex Hospital after a courageous battle with colon cancer. He was born in Greensboro, NC on August 6, 1966, the son of David Wayne Coffey Sr. and Brenda Oakley Coffey. He grew up in the Brown Summit community and graduated from Northeast High School in 1984. As a teenager, he started working as a mechanic and had a passion for cars his whole life. He was proficient in the operation of heavy equipment. He could drive anything with wheels. He also worked with his father in telephone system installations and worked with computers. He attended ASU and NC State University. Wayne loved his position as Utilities Supervisor with the Water Distribution Division for the City of Raleigh.Wayne had a passion for the outdoors and loved nature. He looked forward to deer hunting and being in his tree stand and becoming part of nature. He was a gun enthusiast and an advocate for gun safety. He would never hesitate to jump in his truck to help out a friend in need. Wayne was a captivating story teller and had many exciting adventures during his life. He would always start with “Let me put it to you this way”. He was deeply rooted in his faith and a loyal friend and always put his family first. He will be deeply missed by his family, many friends and all those that loved him.Wayne was preceded in death by his loving grandparents, Joseph Harmon Oakley and Rhoda Elizabeth “Teet” Johnson Oakley, and Paul Persing Coffey and Helen Pitts Coffey and father, David Wayne Coffey Sr. in 2015. Surviving are his loving mother, Brenda Oakley Coffey; sisters, April Anne Coffey, Erin Coffey Chamblee and husband Kenneth; fiancée Mary P. Tamarazzo and son Benjamin; his loving nephews who he referred to as “rascals”, Alexander Coffey and Benjamin Chamblee and niece Lillian Chamblee and many cousins, aunts and uncles.There will be a celebration of his life on Saturday, 5:00 pm at Hillcrest Baptist Church, located at 3800 Hillcrest Dr., Raleigh, NC. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, 3:30 pm at Hanes Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel, 6000 W. Gate City Blvd. in Greensboro, NC with burial to follow at Guilford Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2:30 pm until service time on Sunday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the Hillcrest Baptist Church, 3800 Hillcrest Dr., Raleigh, NC 27610 or to the Autism Research Institute, 4182 Adams Blvd., San Diego, CA 92116Online condolences may be made at www.haneslineberryfuneralhomes.com