Tenth Generation

21796. Johnny Ray "John" Coffey was born on 16 September 1960 in Boone, Watauga Co., NC.⁴⁸²⁷² Johnny died in Harlan Co., KY on 27 May 2009 and was buried at Boone Fork Community Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 30 May 2009 .^48273,48274

Obituary, The Charlotte Observer, Fri., May 29, 2009

MORAVIAN FALLS -- Johnny Ray Coffey, 48, died May 27, 2009. Graveside service 11am Saturday, Boones Fork Community Cemetery, Boone; visitation Friday, 7-9pm, Chapman Funeral Home.

A living couple was married in 1978 in Troutman, Iredell Co., NC.⁴⁸²⁷⁵ Living was born circa 1962.

Johnny Ray "John" Coffey and Living had the following children:

Johnny Ray "John" Coffey and Deborah Sue Meissner Conklin were married on 5 November 1988 in Moravian Falls, Alexander Co., NC.⁴⁸²⁷⁷ Deborah Sue Meissner Conklin, daughter of Billie J. Conklin and Frankie Elnora Vaughn, was born on 24 July 1958 in Cleveland Co., OK. Deborah died in Stony Point, Alexander Co., NC on 8 May 2020.

Obituary, The Chapman Funeral Home, Stony Point, NC, May 12, 2020

Deborah “Debi” Sue Meissner Coffey, 61, of Stony Point, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Gordon Hospice House. She was born on Thursday, July 24, 1958 in Cleveland County, Oklahoma to the late Billy J. Meissner and Frankie Elnora Vaughn Meissner.

In addition to her parents, Debi was preceded in death by her second husband, Johnny Coffey, one son, Jason Conklin and one daughter, Beth Conklin.

Debi is survived by her husband, Tony Edward Michael, of the home,  two sons, Jerry Coffey, of Hiddenite, and Steven Conklin (Tamara), of Ellendale, four daughters, Lori Coffey (Michael), of Hiddenite, Crystal Conklin, of the home, Misty Fox (Michael), of Statesville, and Chrissy White (Tom), of TN, four sisters, Mary, Joanne, Denise, and Trish, and four grandchildren, Anthony Conklin, Chloe Lucas, Savannah Conklin, and Aaron Conklin.
Services will be held at a later date.