Seventh Generation

5202. John Ross Coffey was born on 27 May 1890 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁷⁰⁵¹ He registered for the WWI draft on 5 June 1917 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁷⁰⁵² He registered for the WWII draft on 22 April 1942 in Mecklenburg Co., VA.¹⁷⁰⁵³ John died in Chase City. Mecklenburg Co., VA on 5 February 1974 and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Chase City. Mecklenburg Co., VA on 8 February 1974 .^17054,17055

Obituary, The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, Thu., Feb. 7, 1974, Page B-2

Coffey

John Ross Coffey, age 83, died Tuesday, February 5, 1974. He was a retired lumberman.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Woods Coffey; two daughters, Mrs. Eula Crowe, of Baskerville, Va., and Mrs. Forest Tinsley of Richmond; one son, John Davis Coffey of Chase City; one sister, Mrs. Ida Glass of Lenoir, N.C.; one brother, Bratton Anson Coffey, of Greensboro, N.C.; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 2 P.M. Friday, at the First Baptist Church with interment Woodland Cemetery in Chase City.

In lieu of flowers family requests that donations be made of Chase City Rescue Squad, Inc.

Newcomb Funeral Home in Chase City in charge of arrangements.

John Ross Coffey and Mary Irene Woods were married on 15 February 1917 in Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁷⁰⁵⁶ They^{¹⁷⁰⁵⁶} appeared in the census on 18 April 1930 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁷⁰⁵⁷ They^{¹⁷⁰⁵⁷} appeared in the census on 17 April 1940 in Chase, Mecklenburg Co., VA.¹⁷⁰⁵⁸ Mary Irene Woods, daughter of Robert Amzy Woods and Ada Hanna Coffey, was born on 15 February 1897 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁷⁰⁵⁹ Mary died in Chase City. Mecklenburg Co., VA on 12 May 1975 and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Chase City. Mecklenburg Co., VA in May 1975 .^17060,17061

Obituary, The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, Tue., May 13, 1975, Page B-2

Coffey

Mrs. Mary Woods Coffey of Chase City, Va., died Monday, May 12, 1975. She is [sic] a member of the First Baptist Church in Chase Cith. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Eula Crow, Baskerville, Va., Mrs. Lois Tinsley, Richmond; one son, John Davis Coffey, Lenoir, N.C., Mrs. Allie Rosson, Trevillions, Va.; two brothers, Newton Woods, Kernersville, N.C., Albert Woods, Winston-Salem, N.C.; five grandchildren; one great grandchild.

Funeral services 4 P.M. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church, with interment Wood Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Newcomb Funeral Home from 7 to 9 Tuesday night. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Chase City Rescue Squad, Inc.

John Ross Coffey and Mary Irene Woods had the following children:

11206	i.	Vera Caroline Coffey was born on 5 December 1917 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁷⁰⁶² Vera died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 28 September 1934 of pneumonia after attempted suicide and was buried at Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery in Hudson, Caldwell Co., NC in September 1934 .^{17063,17064,17065} Death Report, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Fri., Sep. 28, 1934, Page 4 Suicide Effort Fatal To Girl Vera Caroline Coffey of Caldwell County Develops Pneumonia and Dies Lenoir, Sept. 27.--Seventeen-year-old Vera Carolina Coffey's attempt at suicide caused her death today. Saturday night she drank part of the contents of a bottle of poison and at first responded to treatment here. Pneumonia developed, causing her death shortly after midnight last night. She drank the poison after a disagreement with her family, Sheriff J. C. Tolbert reported. During one of the brief periods of consciousness, the girl told members of her family that she was sorry for the deed. Funeral services were held at Hudson today. Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Coffey; a sister, Eula Coffey, and two brothers, Davis and Lewis Coffey, all of whom live in Mulberry, deep in the Caldwell mountains.
+11207	ii.	Eula Christine Coffey.
11208	iii.	John Davis Coffey was born on 28 June 1922 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁷⁰⁶⁶
11209	iv.	Living (private).
+11210	v.	Living.