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Blanche <I>Duncan</I> Coffey

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Blanche Duncan Coffey

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
11 Dec 1973 (aged 67)
Afton, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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Mrs. Blanche E. Coffey, 67, of Route 2, Afton, died Tuesday, December 11, at noon at her home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Coffey was born in North Carolina on December 27, 1905, a daughter of the late Leslie and Rosa Elizabeth Hughes Duncan. She was the wife of Jesse Lee Coffey and a member of Hebron Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years.

Surviving besides her husband are one son, Kenneth Lee Coffey; two daughters, Mrs. James W. (Annie) Higginbotham and Mrs. Edward Lee (Vera) Bishop, all of Afton; two brothers, L. Burgess Duncan and Virgil J. Duncan, both of Afton; six sisters, Mrs. Forrest T. (Iva) Duncan of Faber, Mrs. Rockwell (Thena) Bean of Laconia, N.H., Mrs. William E. (Elza) Rittenhouse, Mrs. Luther (Ada) Rittenhouse, Miss Iola Duncan and Miss Lillian Duncan, all of Afton; and four grandsons and one granddaughter.

She had been preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.

Funeral services were held today (Thursday) at 2 P.M. at Hebron Baptist Church, Avon, conducted by Rev. John L. Chafee, Rev. Scott C. Hutton and Rev. Ronald J. Nickell. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Hale Rittenhouse, Robert Rittenhouse, W. McNeel Rittenhouse, Alden Rodes, James Duncan and Rev. Sidney Craig.

(Nelson County Times, Thursday, Dec. 13, 1973)

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Mrs. Blanche E. Coffey, 67, of Route 2, Afton, died Tuesday, December 11, at noon at her home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Coffey was born in North Carolina on December 27, 1905, a daughter of the late Leslie and Rosa Elizabeth Hughes Duncan. She was the wife of Jesse Lee Coffey and a member of Hebron Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years.

Surviving besides her husband are one son, Kenneth Lee Coffey; two daughters, Mrs. James W. (Annie) Higginbotham and Mrs. Edward Lee (Vera) Bishop, all of Afton; two brothers, L. Burgess Duncan and Virgil J. Duncan, both of Afton; six sisters, Mrs. Forrest T. (Iva) Duncan of Faber, Mrs. Rockwell (Thena) Bean of Laconia, N.H., Mrs. William E. (Elza) Rittenhouse, Mrs. Luther (Ada) Rittenhouse, Miss Iola Duncan and Miss Lillian Duncan, all of Afton; and four grandsons and one granddaughter.

She had been preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.

Funeral services were held today (Thursday) at 2 P.M. at Hebron Baptist Church, Avon, conducted by Rev. John L. Chafee, Rev. Scott C. Hutton and Rev. Ronald J. Nickell. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Hale Rittenhouse, Robert Rittenhouse, W. McNeel Rittenhouse, Alden Rodes, James Duncan and Rev. Sidney Craig.

(Nelson County Times, Thursday, Dec. 13, 1973)

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  • Maintained by: LNM
  • Originally Created by: JEM
  • Added: Mar 13, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18380704/blanche-coffey: accessed ), memorial page for Blanche Duncan Coffey (27 Dec 1905–11 Dec 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18380704, citing Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery, Afton, Nelson County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LNM (contributor 47438535).