Mrs. Sarah Rebecca Coffey, 85, died Thursday, January 1, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. V. W. Cook, at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Funeral was held at Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
A short service was conducted at the grave by Dr. G. G Martin, of Staunton, assisted by the Rev. A. McK. Reynolds, pastor of Main Street Methodist Church, and the deceased nephew, Dr. Harry Coffey, pastor of Raleigh Court Methodist Church of Roanoke. A solo "Abide With Me," was sung by Miss Susan Spilman.
Surviving Mrs. Coffey are six daughters, Mrs. Walter Kerauver, of Roanoke. Mrs. V. W. Cook, of Drewry's Bluff; Mrs. G. R. Craig, of Salem; Mrs. O. H. Lee, of Ellerson; Mrs. Howard Plumb, of Waynesboro; Miss Louise Coffey, of Winchester; and two sons, C. M. Coffey, of Staunton and James H. Coffey, of Landover, Maryland. One son, Wallace, passed away December 6.
Also surviving is a half-sister, Mrs. Marion Coffey, of Lynchburg, and a half-brother, U. S. Campbell, of Lyndhurst; also 30 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons.
Waynesboro News Virginian-date of paper: January 5, 1942
Obit courtesy of JLB #47105907.
A short service was conducted at the grave by Dr. G. G Martin, of Staunton, assisted by the Rev. A. McK. Reynolds, pastor of Main Street Methodist Church, and the deceased nephew, Dr. Harry Coffey, pastor of Raleigh Court Methodist Church of Roanoke. A solo "Abide With Me," was sung by Miss Susan Spilman.
Surviving Mrs. Coffey are six daughters, Mrs. Walter Kerauver, of Roanoke. Mrs. V. W. Cook, of Drewry's Bluff; Mrs. G. R. Craig, of Salem; Mrs. O. H. Lee, of Ellerson; Mrs. Howard Plumb, of Waynesboro; Miss Louise Coffey, of Winchester; and two sons, C. M. Coffey, of Staunton and James H. Coffey, of Landover, Maryland. One son, Wallace, passed away December 6.
Also surviving is a half-sister, Mrs. Marion Coffey, of Lynchburg, and a half-brother, U. S. Campbell, of Lyndhurst; also 30 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons.
Waynesboro News Virginian-date of paper: January 5, 1942
Obit courtesy of JLB #47105907.
Mrs. Sarah Rebecca Coffey, 85, died Thursday, January 1, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. V. W. Cook, at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Funeral was held at Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
A short service was conducted at the grave by Dr. G. G Martin, of Staunton, assisted by the Rev. A. McK. Reynolds, pastor of Main Street Methodist Church, and the deceased nephew, Dr. Harry Coffey, pastor of Raleigh Court Methodist Church of Roanoke. A solo "Abide With Me," was sung by Miss Susan Spilman.
Surviving Mrs. Coffey are six daughters, Mrs. Walter Kerauver, of Roanoke. Mrs. V. W. Cook, of Drewry's Bluff; Mrs. G. R. Craig, of Salem; Mrs. O. H. Lee, of Ellerson; Mrs. Howard Plumb, of Waynesboro; Miss Louise Coffey, of Winchester; and two sons, C. M. Coffey, of Staunton and James H. Coffey, of Landover, Maryland. One son, Wallace, passed away December 6.
Also surviving is a half-sister, Mrs. Marion Coffey, of Lynchburg, and a half-brother, U. S. Campbell, of Lyndhurst; also 30 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons.
Waynesboro News Virginian-date of paper: January 5, 1942
Obit courtesy of JLB #47105907.
A short service was conducted at the grave by Dr. G. G Martin, of Staunton, assisted by the Rev. A. McK. Reynolds, pastor of Main Street Methodist Church, and the deceased nephew, Dr. Harry Coffey, pastor of Raleigh Court Methodist Church of Roanoke. A solo "Abide With Me," was sung by Miss Susan Spilman.
Surviving Mrs. Coffey are six daughters, Mrs. Walter Kerauver, of Roanoke. Mrs. V. W. Cook, of Drewry's Bluff; Mrs. G. R. Craig, of Salem; Mrs. O. H. Lee, of Ellerson; Mrs. Howard Plumb, of Waynesboro; Miss Louise Coffey, of Winchester; and two sons, C. M. Coffey, of Staunton and James H. Coffey, of Landover, Maryland. One son, Wallace, passed away December 6.
Also surviving is a half-sister, Mrs. Marion Coffey, of Lynchburg, and a half-brother, U. S. Campbell, of Lyndhurst; also 30 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons.
Waynesboro News Virginian-date of paper: January 5, 1942
Obit courtesy of JLB #47105907.
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