Ninth Generation

20145. Mary Joyce Coffey was born on 12 January 1947 in Buncombe Co., NC. Mary died in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC on 23 March 2018 and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Candler, Buncombe Co., NC in March 2018 .^47132,47133

Obituary, Groce Funeral Home, West Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC

Mary Joyce Coffey Tweed, 71, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 23, 2018.

Born in Asheville, Mrs. Tweed was a daughter of the late James M. and Sadie Greene Coffey and she was also preceded in death by a brother, James Coffey.

She had worked as a benefits administrator for several area doctors, including Drs. Stevens and Lunsford and Drs. Rosenburg and Pozner. She was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church where she formerly sang in the choir and was a member of the Praise & Prayer Sunday School Class.

Her family include her husband of 44 years, Raymond R. Tweed; daughters, Mandy Tweed and Hillary Tweed Pennstrom and her husband, Zack; sister, Charlene McConnell and her husband, John; sister-in-law, Sharon Coffey, and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Her family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at West Asheville Baptist Church with a funeral services to follow at 7:00 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Stan Welch will officiate with the Rev. Dr. Carson Moseley as vocalist. Graveside services and interment will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Memorials may be made to the Building Fund of West Asheville Baptist Church, 926 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806.

A living couple was married in 1974 in West Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.⁴⁷¹³⁴ Living (private).

Mary Joyce Coffey and Living had the following children: