Obit of Olen Coffey (c100) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 6 Aug 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Olen Coffey was born May 9, 1915 at Sweetwater, Oklahoma to Daisy Minor and John Wesley Coffey and passed away August 25, 1997 in the Mercy Health Center at the age of 82 years, 3 months and 16 days. Olen graduated from Erick High School and was offered a scholarship from Southwestern State College but felt he was needed on the farm to work with his parents. He married Lucille Ellen Price on May 9, 1937 in Sweetwater, Oklahoma. They farmed in the Sweetwater community for a number of years until moving to Midwest City in the early 1960's where he worked at Tinker Air Force Base. After his retirement they moved to Weatherford to make their home. For the past 10 years Olen was legally blind but never complained and was proud to maintain his independence. He was a member of the Buffalo Baptist Church and was a devoted church member and served as the Sunday School Superintendent while teaching the young men's Bible School class and has always had a strong belief in God. He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 daughter Rose Dorsey, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He is survived by Lucille B. Coffey, Weatherford, Oklahoma; 2 daughters, Linda Grimes, Weatherford, Oklahoma and Laura Willia, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 1 brother. O.W.; 1 sister, Glayds McCarty, Woodland Hills, Georgia, 4 grandchildren, Jeff Dorsey, Ada, Oklahoma, Greg Dorsey, London, England, Debbie Self, Irving, Texas, and Seth Koper, Weatherford, Oklahoma; 5 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Services were at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 27, 1997 at the Buffalo Baptist Church officiated by Larry Parvin. Interment was in the Buffalo Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok