Eighth Generation

9336. Effie Ann Coffey was born circa 1903 in Nelson Co., VA. She lived with her parents in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA on 21 April 1910. Effie died on 18 December 1990 at the age of 87 in Virginia and was also buried at Mountain Top Christian Church Cemetery in Love, Nelson Co, VA.^{13700,13701,13702}

Effie Ann Coffey and Odie Golden Demastus were married on 4 July 1922 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶⁹⁹ Odie Golden Demastus, son of Lucas Demastus and Anna Bell Coffey, was born on 10 August 1896 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA. He lived with her father in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA on 21 April 1910. He appeared in the census on 26 January 1920 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.¹³⁶⁹⁶ Odie died on 23 October 1961 at the age of 65 in Nelson Co., VA and was buried at Mountain Top Christian Church Cemetery in Love, Nelson Co, VA.^13697,13698

Obituary, Waynesboro News Virginian, October 24, 1961

LOVE-Odie Golden Demastus, 65, died at 11 last night at his home in Love where he had owned and operated his farm for a number of years. He was a member of the Sherando Christian Church.

Mr. Demastus was born Aug. 27, 1896, in Love a son of the late Luke and Anna Coffey Demastus.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Effie Ann Coffey Demastus; one son, Golden James Demastus of Love; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Jones of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Estie Sutton of Staunton.

The body will remain at the Etter Funeral Home until one hour prior to the service when it will be placed in the Sherando Christian Church where the funeral service will be conducted Thursday at 10 a.m. by the Rev. Hatley A. Mabry, assisted by Dennis Harris. Interment will be in the Mt. Top Christian Church Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Eugene Everitt, Shelby Everitt, Saylor Coffey, Zandy Coffey, Jimmy Coffey and Thomas Coffey.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jake Hewitt, Junior Coffey, Malcolm Coffey, Forest Coffey, John Coffey, Ray Coffey and Elmer Fix.

Effie Ann Coffey and Odie Golden Demastus had the following children: