Atkinson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Coffee, Ruth Autry Biddy February 24, 2010
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Atkinson County Citizen - March 4, 2010
 Mrs. Ruth Biddy Coffee age 86, of Pearson, GA passed away Wednesday, 
February 24, 2010 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, GA following 
an extended illness.
 A native of Rome, GA Mrs. Coffee was born February 22, 1924 daughter of 
Carl and Lucille Davis Autry. She had made her home in Pearson, GA since 
1955, when she and her first husband moved here to open Biddy Lumber Co. She 
later worked for Attorney Jack Helms and as a secretary for Griffin Feed and 
Seed in Douglas, GA. She was a member of Eastern Star and former member of 
the Pearson Women’s Club. She was a member of Pearson United Methodist 
Church and was active in UMW. She was preceded in death by her first 
husband, Pat M. Biddy, Sr. and her second husband John Coffee.
 Survivors include, sons Pat Biddy, Jr. and friend Emily Kight of 
Wrightsville, GA, William C. “Bill” Biddy and friend Susan Bailey of 
Pearson, GA, Dennis Biddy and wife Mary of Eufala, AL; step-daughters, 
Aletha Newmans and husband Ricky of Willacoochee, Melanie James of Pooler, 
GA; 6 grandchildren Jo Margaret Bennett and husband Jason,  Pat “Trey” Biddy 
III and finance Mary Linda Roberson, Laura Biddy and fiancée Drew Frith, 
Suzanne Biddy, Julia Caroline Biddy, Dennis “Chip” Biddy, Jr., step-
grandchildren Shane Newmans and wife Amanda, Cam Newmans, Matt Carpenter, 2 
great-grandchildren, Cate Bennett, Gage Bennett.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Coffee were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 
2010 at Pearson United Methodist Church with Rev. Evelyn Duvall officiating. 
Special musical selections included “How Great Thou Art” and “I Can Only 
Imagine” rendered by John Lang soloist/pianist. Phil Liles pianist played 
soft music for the prelude and the postlude. 
 The interment followed on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 2 p.m. at East View 
Cemetery in Adairsville, GA with Rev. Jim Pinkard officiating and “Amazing 
Grace” played by bagpipes at the gravesite.
 Serving as active pallbearers were L.H. James, Quill James, Billy Mizell, 
Stanley Mizell, Rick Armstrong, Bill Walker.
 Relihan Funeral Home of Pearson was in charge of arrangements.


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