Ninth Generation

14961. John Columbus Coffey was born on 15 September 1900 in Omaha, Morris Co., TX. John died in Dallas Co., TX on 1 March 1971 heart disease and was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Dallas Co., TX on 3 March 1971 .⁴⁰⁵³⁴

Obituary, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX, Wed., Mar. 3, 1971, Section D, Page 6

John C. Coffey

Graveside services for John C. Coffey of 6129 Reiger, a retired rancher and investor, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Coffey died here Monday.

He was born in Omaha, Morris County, and had lived in Dallas for 50 years. Until his retirement in 1959, he had owned ranches near Kerrville, Kerry County, Canton, Van Zandy County, and Mesquite. He also had investment interests in farmland in East Texas. He was a member of the East Dallas Christian Church.

John Columbus Coffey and Inez Bone were married circa 1924. They appeared in the census on 7 April 1930 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.⁴⁰⁵³⁵ Inez Bone, daughter of Edward Elisha Bone and Evalina Lewis, was born on 25 October 1902. Inez died at Integrated Health Systems at Woodridge in Grapevine, Tarrant Co., TX on 5 May 1996 and was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Dallas Co., TX in May 1996 .^{40536,40537,40538}

Obituary, The Dallas Morning News, Thu., May 9, 1996

Mrs Inez B Coffey, 93, of Grapevine, Texas

Rites set for Inez B. Coffey, ex-president of horticulture center

Dallas Morning News, The (TX) — Thursday, May 9, 1996

Services for Inez B. Coffey, past president of the Dallas Horticulture Center, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the East Dallas Christian Church. A private burial was held Tuesday.

Mrs. Coffey died Sunday at Integrated Health Systems at Woodridge in Grapevine. She was 93.

"She was one of the people that founded and spearheaded the Dallas Horticulture Center," said her nephew Michael Bone of Dallas. "She had a lifelong love of growing things, particularly flowers."

Her interest in horticulture was sparked by her mother's interest in the subject, Mr. Bone said. She started arranging flowers for herself and then began arranging flowers for various charities.

Mrs. Coffey was a nationally accredited master flower show judge who judged flower shows across the country.

"She didn't do it because of the attention it gave her," Mr. Bone said. "She did it because she enjoyed it."

Mrs. Coffey was also past president of the Marian Scruggs Garden Club and was a member of the Dallas Woman's Club.

She is also survived by another nephew, Ponty Bone of Austin; and a niece, Sue Harris of Houston. Memorials may be made to the Dallas Horticulture Center at Fair Park or East Dallas Christian Church