Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cofer, Percy L., 1947 

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PERCY LEE COFER 

Smithfield, May 25 - Percy Lee Cofer, 58, a farmer, merchant and lifelong 
resident of Smithfield, died here Sunday night after a brief illness.  Funeral 
arrangements were incomplete Sunday.

   A son of the late Wesley Cofer, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie B. 
Cofer; his mother, Mrs. Sallie D. Cofer, of Smithfield, a daughter, Mrs. D.M. 
Batten, of Norfolk; four sons, Samuel R. Cofer, of Prince George, and Elbert 
P., Cofer, George T. Cofer, and Hardy D. Cofer, all of Smithfield; two 
brothers, Wesley R. Cofer, of Newport News; and Paul D. Cofer, of Norfolk; two 
sister, Mrs. J.M. Batten, of Nashville, Tenn.; and Mrs. L.W. Hearn, Jr. of 
Panama City, Canal Zone; and six grandchildren. 


Percy Lee COFER, farmer and merchant, 
lifelong resident of Smithfield, d. 25 May 1947, Smithfield, age circa 58*, 
interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery**, Smithfield, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," May 26, 1947 

**Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Ivy Hill list: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Ivy%20Hill_Old%20Stage%20Rd_Cemetery2.doc 

*1940 Census gives age 51, but cemetery list gives b. 1888, which roughly 
   agrees with his marriage record, which gives age 21 on 11 Oct 1908, 
   when he wed Hettie Blanche BUTLER, in Gates Co., NC.  The 1910 Census 
   also gives age 21. 
   (source: FamilySearch.org 1910 & 1940 Census & "North Carolina Marriages") 


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