Eighth Generation

12930. Marvin Miller Coffey was born on 6 March 1908 in Joplin, Jasper Co., MO. Marvin died in Clackamas, Clackamas Co., OR on 21 December 1978 and was buried at Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR on 23 December 1978 .^37266,37267

Death Notice, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, Dec. 23, 1978, Page 46

Coffey - Marvin M. Graveside service 11 am Saturday at Lincoln Memorial Park. Friends invited. Directors, Caldwell's Colonial Mortuary.

Marvin Miller Coffey and Helen Beryl Williams were married on 4 September 1930 in Yuba Co., CA.³⁷²⁶⁸ Helen Beryl Williams was born on 31 July 1912 in Anadarko, Caddo Co., OK. Helen died in Milwaukie, Clackamas Co., OR on 31 October 2007 and was buried at Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR in November 2007 .³⁷²⁶⁹

Marvin Miller Coffey and Helen Beryl Williams had the following children:

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Delmar Coffey was born on 1 October 1933 in Yakima, Yakima Co., WA. Delmar died in Oregon City, Clackamas Co., OR on 5 June 2015. The disposition of his remains is unknown to me. Celebration of Life service was held on 11 July 2015 in Oregon.³⁷²⁷⁰

Obituary, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, Sun., Jun. 28, 2015

Coffey, Delmar 'Del' 81 Oct. 01, 1933 June 05, 2015 Del, 81, passed at home surrounded by his family and loving wife Marlene Coffey.

Born in Yakima, Washington, Del moved with his parents Marvin and Helen Coffey to Portland at a young age. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1951. Shortly thereafter he joined the Portland Fire department. Thirty-two years later Del retired as a lieutenant on Fireboat One on the Willamette River.

Quick to greet you with a warm smile and a baritone, "how ya, doin," Del could make anything out of anything. He was always trying to figure out how to fit a square steel beam into a round wooden hole - and more often than not he succeeded! His projects included building homes, raising barns and plumbing/electrical installation. During his life Del was the epitome of the "up for anything" personality. He enjoyed traveling, fishing, golf and home improvement projects.

Del was preceded in death by his sister, Caryl MacMillan. He is survived by his wife, Marlene; daughters, Barbara, Evelyn and Brenda; step-daughter, Wendy; step-sons, Gregg, Mike, Dan and Steven; 12 grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. He will be forever missed.

There will be a Celebration of Del's Life for family and friends from 1 - 4 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2015. Please contact family members for details.