Seventh Generation

5671. Donald McWill Coffey Sr. was born on 17 April 1908 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. Donald died in Gastonia, Gaston Co., NC on 24 January 1983 and was buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Gastonia, Gaston Co., NC in January 1983 .¹⁸³¹⁵

Donald McWill Coffey Sr. and Lois Alma Williams were married. They appeared in the census on 3 April 1940 in Gastonia, Gaston Co., NC.¹⁸³¹⁶ Lois Alma Williams, daughter of Luther Williams and Sarah Ann , was born on 18 February 1912 in Gaston Co., NC. Lois died of post-operative septic shock on 23 October 1964 at the age of 52 at City Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Davidson Co., NC and was buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Gastonia, Gaston Co., NC on 25 October 1964.^{18317,18318,18319}

Obituary, The Greensboro Daily News, Sun., Oct. 25, 1964, Page 14, Col. 7

Mrs. Donald M. Coffey Sr.

Thomasville, Oct. 24 - Mrs. Lois Alma Coffey, 52, died at City Memorial Hospital Friday. She had been in declining health for six years.

Born in Gaston County, she had lived in Thomasville for the past two years. She was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors: Husband, Donald M. Coffey, Sr.; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan of Route 1, Haw River, Mrs. Carolyn Durham of Thomasville; two sons, Donald Coffey Jr. of the home and Gary Coffey of Elon College.

Funeral 4 p.m. Sunday, McLean Funeral Home in Gastonia.

Donald McWill Coffey Sr. and Lois Alma Williams had the following children:

11632	i.	Living was born circa 1931 in North Carolina.
11633	ii.	Gary Reid Coffey was born circa 1933 in North Carolina. Gary died at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, Orange Co., NC on 30 April 1973 and was buried at Alamance Memorial Park in Burlington, Alamance Co., NC on 1 May 1973 .¹⁸³²⁰ Obituary, The Greensboro Daily News, Mon., Apr. 30, 1973, Page B18 Gary Reid Coffey, 40, of Rt. 7 died Sunday in N.C. Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, agter six weeks failing health. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at McClure Funeral Home, Graham, with burial in Alamance Memorial Park. He was a native of Gastonia and an employe of Annedeen Hosiery Mills. Surviving are widow, Mrs. Dorothy Foust Coffey; son, Gary Eugene Coffey of the home; daughter, Mrs. Susan Daniell of Mebane; father, Donald Soffey [sic] of Rt. 1, Haw River; sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan of Rt. 1, Haw River, Mrs. Carolyn Durham of Thomasville; brother Donnie Coffey of Thomasville. The family will be at the funeral home from 7-9 today.
11634	iii.	Living was born in 1941 in Gaston Co., NC.
11635	iv.	Donald McWill Coffey Jr. was born on 10 March 1945 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC. Donald died in Lexington, Davidson Co., NC on 30 August 2016 and was buried at Forest Hill Memorial Park in Lexington, Davidson Co., NC on 2 September 2016 .^18321,18322 Obituary, The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, Wed., Aug. 31, 2016 Donald Coffey Jr. Donald McWill Coffey Jr., 71, of Lexington, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at his home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday at Forest Hill Memorial Park by the Rev. Henry King. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home in Lexington, and other times at the home. Mr. Coffey was born on March 10, 1945, in Charlotte to Donald McWill Coffey Sr. and Lois Alma Williams Coffey. In addition to his parents, Mr. Coffey was preceded in death by brother Bud Coffey; and sister,Elizabeth Coffey Jordan. Surviving are his loving wife, Mary Smith Coffey, of the home; three daughters, Donna Coleman (Michael), Brenda Jennings (Jesse), and Christy Thompson (Brian), all of Lexington; sister Carolyn Durham of Greensboro; and four grandchildren, Cody Morris, Kendall Coleman, David Gordon and Heather Garrett. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.