| 1. | Welda Louise Coffey was born on 24 Jan 1931 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 2 Aug 2018 in Camden County, , , Missouri; was buried in Newland, , Avery County, North Carolina. Notes:
Welda Coffey Bennett, age 87, of Linville passed away on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Sunrise Beach, Mo.
She was born on Jan. 24, 1931, in Linville, NC, to the late Ira Coffey and Gladys Cook Coffey.
She was preceded in death by her Parents, her husband: SFC Russell Bennett; one sister: Wilma Greene; three brothers: Douglas Coffey, Hundley Coffey, and Boyd Coffey.
Welda enjoyed all types of crafts and gardening. She repurposed everything and never met a thrift store she didn't love. She loved to sing hymns while working. Welda loved to play games and was a fierce competitor, especially in Rook. She was also an avid Atlanta Braves and Duke basketball fan. Her life's passion was her family and she loved every minute spent with them.
Welda leaves behind to cherish her memory her Daughter: Linda Vanlandingham of New Tazewell, Tenn.; Daughter: Ann (Dennis) Reilly of Sunrise Beach, Mo.; Son: Russell (Karen) Bennett II of Peoria, Ill.; Sister: Alice (Bob) Glenn of Spruce Pine; Grandchildren: Amy (Todd) Owens, Dr. Amanda (Jason) Suhy, Arin Vanlandingham, Dr. Alex (Shannon) Vanlandingham, Patrick Parker, Dr. Kelly (Oren) Peterson, Ashleigh (Kellen) Bennett, Allison McKee, Jennifer Teubel, Carrie Logsdon, Abbey Logsdon; eight Great-Grandchildren, and many loved nieces and nephews.
Services for Welda Coffey Bennett will be held at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, from the Linville Evangelical Methodist Church, with Dr. Ken Harper officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 11 a.m. at Linville Evangelical Methodist Church up until the service hour. Interment will follow in Tanglewood Cemetery.
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1931 - 2018 (87 years)