Ninth Generation

15161. John Oscar Coffey was born on 23 September 1898 in North Carolina. He registered for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918 in Campbell Co., TN.⁴⁰⁶⁹⁴ John died in LaFollette, Campbell Co., TN in July 1978 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in LaFollette, Campbell Co., TN in July 1978 .⁴⁰⁶⁹⁵

Obituary, The LaFollette (Tennessee) Press on Thur., Jul. 6, 1978

J.O. Coffey, 80, of West Hemlock Street in LaFollette, died Sunday at Lake City Hospital. He was a member and deacon of Midway Baptist Church and a retired miner.

He is survived by his sons, Carl and Kenneth, both of LaFollette; sister, Helen Hook of Colver Splint, Ky.; seven grandchildren, Janet Byrd, Jane and Jerry, Johnny, Jackie, Jimmy, and Mike Coffey; two great-grandchildren, Travis Byrd and Shawn Coffey, all of LaFollette; several nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Midway Baptist Church by the Rev. Leonard Dabney. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Cross Funeral Home, LaFollette, was in charge of arrangements.

John Oscar Coffey and Pearl May Pierce were married on 27 August 1921 in Campbell Co., TN.^3723,40696 They^3723,40696 appeared in the census on 4 April 1930 at Dist. 5 in Duff, Campbell Co., TN.⁴⁰⁶⁹⁷ They⁴⁰⁶⁹⁷ appeared in the census on 27 May 1940 in Campbell Co., TN.⁴⁰⁶⁹⁸ Pearl May Pierce was born in 1898 in Campbell Co., TN. Pearl died in LaFollette, Campbell Co., TN on 5 February 1975 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in LaFollette, Campbell Co., TN on 9 February 1975 .^40699,40700

Obituary, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sat., Feb. 8, 1975, Page 8

Coffey, Mrs. Pearl Mae - age 76, passed away Feb. 5, at Fort Sanders Hospital. Survivors: husband, Mr. J. O. Coffey; sons, Carl and Kenneth Coffey, of LaFollette; 3 granddaughters, Mrs. Janet Byrd, Jerri and Janie Coffey; 4 grandsons, Johnny, Jackie, Jimmy and Michael Coffey; 1 great granddaughter, Shawn Coffey; 3 sisters, Mrs. Minnie Alexander, Mrs. Harley Ellison, of LaFollette, Mrs. Olivia Parrot, of Lake City; brother, George Pierce, LaFollette. Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Midway Baptist Church, Rev. Leonard Dabney officiating. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Visiting house 7-9 o.m. Saturday at Cross Funeral Home, LaFollette.

John Oscar Coffey and Pearl May Pierce had the following children: