Seventh Generation

4796. Spencer Conrad Coffey was born on 8 April 1906 at Stanton Twp. in Wilkes Co., NC.^15199,15200 Spencer resided with his uncle Horace Clinton Coffey in Watauga Co., NC on 15 January 1920. He appeared in the census on 6 April 1930 at 29th US Infantry Barracks in United States Military Reservation, Chattahoochee Co., GA.¹⁵²⁰¹ Spencer enlisted in the US Army on 26 August 1939 at North Carolina.¹⁵²⁰² He appeared in the census on 26 April 1940 at Manchester Twp. in Fort Bragg, Cumberland Co., NC.¹⁵²⁰³ He was discharged on 17 October 1944 in Fort Bragg, Moore Co., NC¹⁵²⁰⁴ Spencer died in Connelly Springs, Burke Co., NC on 2 July 1973 of lung cancer and was buried at Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Millers Creek, Wilkes Co., NC on 4 July 1973 .^15205,15206

Spencer Conrad Coffey and Nellie L. were married. Nellie L. was born on 22 May 1914 in Wilkes Co., NC. Nellie died in Wilkes Co., NC on 7 June 1970 and was buried at Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Millers Creek, Wilkes Co., NC in June 1970 .¹⁵²⁰⁷

Spencer Conrad Coffey and Margie Elizabeth Stirewalt were married on 19 February 1971 in Burke Co., NC.¹⁵²⁰⁸ Margie Elizabeth Stirewalt was born on 11 November 1919 in Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV. Margie died in Valdese, Burke Co., NC on 28 October 2001 and was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Rutherford College, Burke Co., NC in October 2001 .¹⁵²⁰⁹

Mrs. Keever was born Nov. 11, 1919, in Bluefield, W.Va., to the late Russell Shook and Mae Huffman Shook. She was a retired inspector with Valdese Weavers and a member of Connelly Springs First Baptist Church.

She is proceeded in death by her husbands, Clarence Stirewalt and Conrad Coffey; three brothers, Russell Shook Jr., Claude Shook and Roy Shook; and one great-grandson, Cory Dale Hudson.

Survivors include: two sons and their wives, Joe Stirewalt and Gloria and Howard Stirewalt and Priscilla, all of Hildebran; a daughter and her husband, Linda Travis and Franklin of Conover; four sisters, Hazel Keever, Irene Queen, Ethel Andrews and Lucy Watson, all of Valdese; her husband, Bill Keever; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.