OBITUARY:  Adolphus F. Coffey, 1959
SOURCE:  The News Leader, Dec. 11, 1959
CONTRIBUTOR:  Carol Harlow <charlow1@cfw.com>
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  STAUNTON - Adolphus Franklin Coffey, 82, died unexpectedly at 8:40 
a.m. Monday at his home here where he had been living only a short time. 
He was born on Tye River, Nelson County, Sept. 23, 1877, a son of the 
late Alexander Coffey and Mrs. Sarah Fitzgerald Coffey. He had operated 
sawmills in Nelson County for many years and was a member of the First 
Church of Christ at Staunton. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Iola 
Hatter Coffey; four daughters, Mrs. Florence Norvellof Covesville; Mrs. 
Lillian Proffitt of Alexandria, Mrs. Ruby Mason of Route 2, Staunton, 
and Miss Gertrude Coffey of Staunton; six sons, Eugene Russell Coffey 
and Ralph Coffey, both of Waynesboro, Ray Franklin Coffey of 
Fredericksburg, Claude W. Coffey and Ross Coffey, both of Staunton, and 
the Rev. Malcolm H. Coffey of Bari, Italy; one sister, Mrs.Emmett B. 
Fitzgerald of the Beech Grove community, 18 grandchildren and a number 
of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. 
in the First Church of Christ here, conducted by the Rev. Harvey C. 
Breahm and the Rev. Harvey G. Powell. Interment was in the Augusta 
Memorial Park near Waynesboro. Pallbearers were Earl Marsh, George 
Fitzgerald, Bernice Fitzgerald, Homer Marshall, Charles Berry and Myrl 
Vest.


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