Obituary: EDDIE W. COFFEY Source: Staunton News Leader, 21 Dec 1990 Contributor: Wayne Coffey --------------------------------------------------- Eddie Walton Coffey, 63, of Route 1 Box 159, Mt. Solon, died Thursday morning (December 20, 1990) in King's Daughters' Hospital. He was born October 30, 1927 in Augusta County, a son of the late James William and Lillian Gertrude Robertson Coffey Sr. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of Clemmer-McGuffin Post No. 13, American Legion. Mr. Coffey was retired from Staunton Frozen Foods, Inc. and was a former baseball player with the Staunton Presidents Team and had been an umpire in the Valley Baseball League. He was a mem ber of Spring Hill Presbyterian Church. He was also a retired farmer and member of the American Angus Association. Surviving are his wife, Jane Mohler Coffey; two sons, Thomas Webster "Tink" Coffey, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Russell Mohler Coffey, Mt. Solon; a daughter, Jan Ellen Lee Coffey, at home; three brothers, James W. Coffey Jr., Weyers Cave, Robert L. Coffey, West Augusta, and John C. Coffey, Cheyenne, Wyo.; and 5 grandchildren, Amanda Laine Coffey, Thomas Drew Coffey, Alice Margaret Coffey, Jordan Margaret Peters and Matthew Russell Coffey. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Hamrick Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Herbert T. Lewis. Burial will be in Thornrose Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Greg Lam, Wilson F. Vellines, Jr., Randal M. Stover, Chad Barnett, William A. Simmons and H. Eugene Harman. Honorary pallbearers will be, Hunter Baber, Leo Argenbright, Paul J. Kivlighan, Russell W. Miller, Raymond E. Miller, Joseph Viglione, J. Rawley Collins, Carlton D. Newlen, Wesley T. Rhodecap and Douglas Livesay. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening from 7 to 8 p.m. and at other times at the residence. It is suggested that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Mt. Solon branch of the Bridgewater Rescue Squad, Mt. Solon, Virginia 22843. ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, this document may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor or a legal representative of the contributor, AND you provide the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************