Eighth Generation

10024. Reuben Loyal Coffey was born on 1 January 1909 in Virginia.²⁹⁹³⁵ Reuben died on 9 January 1988 at the age of 79 in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA and was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA.^29935,29936

Obituary, News-Gazette, Rockbridge Co., VA, Jan. 20, 1988

Reuben L. Coffey - Word has been received of the Jan. 9 death of Reuben Loyal Coffey, 78, of Lynchburg. He was married to Lottie Whitten Coffey.

Mr. Coffey was born in Rockbridge county, the son of the late Reuben W. Coffey and Nettie Nicely Coffey. He was a retired carpenter's foreman for J. K. Spencer Construction Co. and a member of Lynchburg Wesleyan Church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, B. Linwood Coffey of Lynchburg; four daughters, Madeline Walter of Waynesboro, Barbara Smith of Staunton, Joyce Barnhart of Grottoes and Betty Campbell of Lynchburg; three brothers, Everette Coffey of Waynesboro, Lewis Coffey of Staunton and Willard Coffey of Cornwall; three sisters, Arlene Lee of Hampton, Verna Dick of Waynesboro and Bertha Thomas of Cornwall; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

The funeral and burial were held Jan. 12.

Reuben Loyal Coffey and Lottie Pearl Whitten were married on 17 April 1931 in Willow, Amherst Co., VA. They appeared in the census on 22 April 1940 in South River Dist., Rockbridge Co., VA.²⁹⁹³⁷ Lottie Pearl Whitten, daughter of Marvin Harrison Whitten and Hattie Pearl Stinnett, was born on 2 April 1913 in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA. Lottie died on 14 February 1997 at the age of 83 in Fishersville, Augusta Co., VA and was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA.²⁹⁹³⁸

Obituary, Amherst New Era Progress, Amherst Co., VA, Feb. 20, 1997

Lottie Pearl Whitten Coffey, 83, of Stuarts Draft and formerly of Lynchburg, died Friday, Feb. 14, 1997 in Augusta Medical Care Center in Fishersville. She was the widow of Reuben Loyal Coffey.

She was born in Amherst County Apr. 2, 1913, the daughter of the late Marvin Harrison Whitten and Hattie Pearl Stinnett Whitten. She was retired from the Central Virginia Training School where she worked as a nurse's aide and was a member of Lynchburg Wesleyan Church.

Survivors include on son, Linwood Coffey of Lynchburg; four daughters, Joyce Barnhart of Grottoes, Barbara Smith of Staunton, Madeline Walter of Waynesboro and Betty Campbell of Lynchburg; one brother, Harrison Whitten of Lynchburg; five sisters, Lucille Nuckols of Richmond, Audrey Ogden of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Virginia Frances Ogden of Burkville, Ethel Kingsbury of Waynesboro and Mary Carol of Baltimore, Md.; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Buren Whitten; a sister Cecil Nuckols; and a grandson, Michael Smith.

A funeral service was held at Diguid Waterlick Chapel with the Rev. Darryl Walter and the Rev. Paul Wheeler officiating. Burial was in Fort Hill Memorial Park.

Reuben Loyal Coffey and Lottie Pearl Whitten had the following children: