| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Eighth Generation9072. Dr. George McDowell Coffey DDS was born on 4 January 1894 in Missouri.1068 Dr. George McDowell Coffey DDS and Helen Marjorie Miller were married on 15 August 1935 in Ulysses, Grant Co., KS. Helen Marjorie Miller was born on 11 February 1907 in Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., KS. Helen died in August 2002 at the age of 95 in Ulysses, Grant Co., KS and was buried at Ulysses Cemetery in Grant Co., KS.27618,27619 Obituary, Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence, Kansas, Aug. 22, 2002 August 22, 2002 ULYSSES — She was born Feb. 11, 1907, in Coffeyville, the daughter of Riley Hess and Lillian (Barney) Miller. She had been a Ulysses resident since 1919. She graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1925, attended Kansas State University and received her teaching certificate. Mrs. Coffey taught school in rural Grant County and in Holcomb. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Music Club and Writers Guild, all in Ulysses. She was also a homemaker, artist, poet, musician and composer. She married Dr. George McDowell Coffey on Aug. 15, 1935, in Ulysses. He died Jan. 1, 1969. Survivors include three sons, Richard H. Coffey, Ulysses, Roger D. Coffey, Lawrence, and Douglas G. Coffey, Waxahachie, Tex.; a sister, Frances Wilkes, Hays; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. A son, George M. Coffey Jr., and a daughter, Carolyn L. Coffey, died earlier. Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses. The family suggests memorials to Western Prairie Care Home, Ulysses, sent in care of the funeral home, 405 W. Grant, Ulysses 67880. Dr. George McDowell Coffey DDS and Helen Marjorie Miller had the following children:
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