Chester L. Coffey, 55, 4879 S. Marietta Road, Shelbyville, Ind., died at 7 p.m. Friday at his residence.

He was born Aug. 24, 1938, in New Palestine, Ind., the son of Kenneth L Coffee. For 18 years he worked at labor maintenance in a factory at MacBeath Hardwoods in Edinburgh, Ind. He was a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Navy.

On March 19, 1976, he married Janet Ann Neville, and she survives, Shelbyville; with his mother, Elizabeth Louise Blocher and his stepfather, Arthur Blocher, Shelbyville; two sons, Darrell Neville, Indianapolis and William Franklin Neville, Marietta, Ind.; three daughters, Mrs. Michael (Teresa) Hendershott, St. Paul, Ind.; Mrs. William (Audrey) Baker, Shelbyville, and Mrs. Robert (Sharon) Boggess, North Carolina; five sisters, Mrs. Carl (Sarah) Loveless, Mrs. Marvin (Dolly) Jones, both of Shelbyville, Mrs. Robbie (Margaret) Poe, Indianapolis, Mrs. Robert (Sharon) Kidwell, Martinsville, Ind., and Carolyn Coffey, New Albany, Ind.; seven brothers, Larry, Ronnie, Charles, Kenneth and Jerry Joe Coffey, all five of Shelbyville, Harry Coffee, Marietta, Ind., and Jimmy Coffey, Indianapolis; three stepbrothers, Russell and William Blocher, both of Shelbyville, and Jonny Blocher, Arizona, and four grandchildren.

His father and one brother preceded him in death.

The Rev. Carl Leth will officiate the services at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at Murphy Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison, Shelbyville.

Burial will be in the Miller Cemetery in Shelby County.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Military rites will be conducted by the local veterans' organizations.

Memorials may go to the Volunteer Marietta Fire Department.

--Greensburg Daily News
--Monday, September 20, 1993

Wife:
Janet Anne Kramer Neville Coffey
Married on March 19, 1976

Siblings:

Charles Edward Coffey 1928-2006
Carolyn Ruth Coffey 1930-
Murvin(Buddy) Lee Coffey 1931-1932
Harry Warren Coffey 1932-2007
Margaret Luclle Coffey Poe 1933-2012
Dolly Coffey Jones 1935-2002
Kenneth Leon Coffey 1936-2002
Sara Elizabeth Coffey Loveless 1940-
Ronnie Franklin Coffey 1942-2004
Sharon Marie Coffey Kedwell 1944-
Jerry Joe Coffey 1945-
Larry Dale Coffey 1946
Jimmy Edwin Coffey 1948-
Michael Coffey Shelton 1949

Parents:
Kenneth L Coffey 1905-1967
Elizabeht Morris Coffey Blocher 1907-1997
Married on June 4, 1927

Grandparents:
Warren O Coffey 1879-1939
Margaret O Coffey 1888-1956
George Morris
Elise Crandell Morris