Eighth Generation

7373. Salathiel "Sales" Coffey was born on 13 December 1876 in Collin Co., TX. He lived with his parents in Collin Co., TX on 18 June 1880. He appeared in the census on 21 June 1900 in Chaves Co., NM.²³⁸⁶¹ Sales purchased China-Poland hogs on 17 November 1908 in Quitaque, Briscoe Co., TX.²³⁸⁶² He registered for the WWI draft on 3 September 1918²³⁸⁶³ Sales died of an acute coronary occlusion on 27 December 1944 at the age of 68 at Veterans Administration Facility in Amarillo, Potter Co., TX and was buried at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Randall Co., TX on 30 December 1944.^23864,23865

Obituary, unnamed, undated newspaper

Veteran Peace Officer Dies

Sales Coffey, long time Amarillo and Panhandle peace officer, died in a local hospital yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

Mr. Coffey, who was 68 years old, resided at 705 Forrest

He had been a resident of Amarillo the last 18 years, coming here from Silverton, Tex. He had served on the Amarillo Police Department 14 years and had been engaged in the insurance business the last four years.

Before coming to Amarillo, Coffey served as deputy sheriff in two different counties, Cottle and Briscoe.

During his service with the local police department, he worked at various posts, serving as plainclothes-man, night scout car officer, and night desk sergeant.

He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and was a member of the the Methodist Church.

He was born Dec. 13, 1876, in Collin County, Texas.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eva Coffey; three daughters, Mrs. Walter L. Bain, Phillips; Mrs. Fred Trees, Houston, and Mrs. E. T. Gilkerson, Fresno, Calif., and a son, Bill Coffey, in the U. S. Navy. He also leaves three brothers, Dr. John Coffey, Hedley, and R. H. Coffey and Homer Coffey of McKinney, and three sisters, Mrs. W. D. Goode and Mrs. S. E. Walker, McKinney, and Mrs. W. J. Ledgetter, Paducah.

The body is in the care of N. S. Griggs & Sons pending completion of arrangements for funeral services.

Salathiel "Sales" Coffey and Eva Phylena Conner were married on 19 December 1900 in Collin Co., TX.^23866,23867 They^23866,23867 appeared in the census on 20 April 1910 in Briscoe Co, TX.²³⁸⁶⁸ They²³⁸⁶⁸ appeared in the census on 31 January 1920 in Collin Co., TX.²³⁸⁶⁹ Sales and Eva²³⁸⁶⁹ appeared in the census on 3 April 1930 in Slaton, Lubbock Co., TX.²³⁸⁷⁰ Eva Phylena Conner, daughter of Julius Augustus Conner and Mary Hinman, was born on 15 March 1881 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., TX. Eva died of cervical cancer on 21 December 1945 at the age of 64 at home in Amarillo, Potter Co., TX and was buried at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Randall Co., TX on 22 December 1945.^23871,23872

Obituary, Mrs. Eva P. Coffey

Mrs. Eva P. Coffey is Taken by Death

Mrs. Eva Phylena Coffey, 65 years old, died yesterday afternoon at 2:40 o'clock at her home, 705 Forrest.

She was the widow of Sales S. Coffey, who was a member of the Amarillo Police Department a number of years, and had resided in Amarillo since 1926. Mr. Coffey died here last Dec. 27.

Funeral services will be conducted at the chapel of N. S. Griggs & Sons at 4 o'clock this afternoon, with Dr. E. B. Fincher, pastor of Ellwood Park Presbyterian church and Rev. T. Edgar Neal of the San Jacinto Methodist church, officiating.

Pallbearers will be W. R. McDowell, Jack Coffee, F. R. Hitchcock, John Odom, Glenn Pyeatt and D. G. Graham, and burial will be in Llano cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Bill Coffey of Albuquerque, N. M.; three daughters, Mrs. Walter L. Bain, Borger; Mrs. Fred Trees, Galveston, and Mrs. E. T. Gilkerson, Amarillo. She also leaves two brothers, S. F. Conner, Floydada, and A. B. Conner, Sulphur Springs.

Salathiel "Sales" Coffey and Eva Phylena Conner had the following children: