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Ira Vance Coffey

Male 1905 - 1984  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  Ira Vance Coffey was born on 2 Feb 1905 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 21 Nov 1984 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Newland, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Ira married Gladys Cook about 1826 in North Carolina, , , . Gladys (daughter of Alice (Cook)) was born about 1909 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Douglas Coffey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 26 May 2018 in Burke County, , , North Carolina.
    3. 4. Welda Louise Coffey  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    4. 5. Jack Hundley Coffey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 28 Jan 1983 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Newland, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    5. 6. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ira1)

  2. 3.  Douglas Coffey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ira1) was born on 24 Mar 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 26 May 2018 in Burke County, , , North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Douglas Coffey, age 89, of Morganton, N.C. passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at his residence.

    He was born on March 24, 1929, in Avery County, N.C., a son of the late Ira Vance Coffey and the late Gladys Cooke Coffey.

    He was US Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict and was the Owner and Operator of the Texaco at Invershiel at Linville Gap, NC. Doug enjoyed life and his family. He was an avid farmer and gardener. He and his wife, Lillian, spent many years teaching dance lessons.

    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son: Lyndon Coffey; grandson: Jonathan Cropper; sister: Wilma Greene; brothers: Hundley and Boyd Coffey.

    Douglas leaves behind to cherish his memory his: wife of 65 years, Lillian Hughes Coffey of Morganton, NC; Sons: Morris (Donna) Coffey, Michael (Christy) Coffey; Daughter: Sharon (Rick) Moody; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

    Services for Douglas Coffey will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in the Grandfather Chapel of the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, with Dr. Ken Harper officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Pat Ray Post of the VFW.

    Douglas married Lillian Hughes on 22 Jun 1952 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Lillian (daughter of Herman David Hughes and Laura Mabel Burleson) was born on 9 Jul 1935 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 9 Sep 2019 in Burke County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Welda Louise Coffey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ira1) 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.


  4. 5.  Jack Hundley Coffey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ira1) was born on 13 Jul 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 28 Jan 1983 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Newland, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Jack married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ira1)

  6. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ira1)

  7. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ira1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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