Ninth Generation

14346. Liston Pancoast Coffey Jr.³⁹⁴⁸⁸ was born on 14 October 1902 in Pawnee, Indian Territory, OK. Liston died on 12 December 1976 at the age of 74 in Durant, Bryan Co., OK and was burried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Antlers, Pushmataha Co., OK.³⁹⁴⁸⁹

"This Coffey family left Pawnee and moved to Idabel about 1910, opening several funeral homes in southeastern Oklahoma."

Liston Pancoast Coffey Jr. and Mildred Vera McDonald were married on 17 May 1928 in Idabel, McCurtain Co., OK. They appeared in the census on 9 April 1930 in Hominy, Osage Co., OK.³⁹⁴⁹⁰ They^{³⁹⁴⁹⁰} appeared in the census on 20 April 1940 in Idabel, McCurtain Co., OK.³⁹⁴⁹¹ Mildred Vera McDonald, daughter of Elmer McDonald and Florence , was born on 15 October 1908 in Octavia, Le Flore Co., OK. Mildred died on 7 October 1994 at the age of 85 in McAlester, Pittsburg Co., OK and was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Antlers, Pushmataha Co., OK on 11 October 1994.^39492,39493

Obituary, The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK, Oct. 10, 1994

COFFEY Mildred V. McDonald, 85, went to be with her Lord on Oct. 7, 1994, in the McAlester Regional Hospital of McAlester, Ok. She was born Oct. 16, 1908 in Octavia, Ok to Elmer & Florence McDonald. She married Liston P. Coffey on May 17, 1927 in Idabel, Ok where they owned & operated the Coffey Funeral Homes in several counties of SE Okla. They resided in various towns where the businesses were located & moved to Antlers, Ok in Aug. of 1948 where she resided until her death.

Mildred was a member of the Antlers First Baptist Church, however she & Mr. Coffey worked with many of the area churches & ministers. They left a legacy of Christian love & compassion to all they came in contact with. Mr. Coffey preceded her in death Dec. 12, 1976, also preceded in death by infant son, daughter, Alice Frances Smith on Dec. 15, 1988, grandson, Tim Ruiz on Dec. 24, 1993, 8 sisters, 2 brothers, 1 foster brother. Survived by son, Liston R. Coffey and wife, Maude of Idabel; 2 daughters, Patsy Lawless & husband, Almurn of Antlers & Charlotte Ruiz & husband, Rueben of OKC; 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, 10 step great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Harley McDonald & wife, Gail of Moore & David McDonald & wife, Marie of Charleston, Ak.

She is also survived by numerous nieces & nephews including two special nieces whom she helped raise after the death of their mother, Gwendolyn McConathy & husband, Joe of Scottsdale, Az & Kathryn Hongess of Fargo, ND.

Services Tues., Oct. 11, 2:00pm, Mills & Coffey Funeral Home Chapel, Antlers, Ok, burial Antlers Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Liston Pancoast Coffey Jr. and Mildred Vera McDonald had the following children:

20208	i.	Wallace Paul Coffey was born in 1929. Wallace died in Morris, Okmulgee Co., OK in 1930.
20209	ii.	Liston Ray Coffey was born on 10 August 1930 in Oklahoma. Liston died in Oklahoma on 15 June 2000 and was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Antlers, Pushmataha Co., OK in June 2000 .^39494,39495
20210	iii.	Living was born circa 1932 in Oklahoma.
20211	iv.	Living was born circa 1933 in Oklahoma.
20212	v.	Living was born circa 1937 in Oklahoma.