Mr. Everette Coffey, 84, of Hill Street, Blowing Rock, died Tuesday morning, November 29, 2011, at Watauga Medical Center. Born October 12, 1927, in Caldwell County, he was a son of the late Fred and Mary Octavia Loudermelt Coffey. Mr. Coffey was a retired Postal Clerk and a US Army Veteran of WWII. Everette was an avid golfer.

He is survived by two daughters, Karen Coffey Kent and husband, Joe Kent Jr., of Marietta Georgia, Viki Coffey Penneman and husband, Dean, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two grandsons, Joey and Michael Kent; a number of nieces and nephews; and his beloved cat, Cricket. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth "Toni" Lentz Coffey; two sisters, Ola Church and Mary Hazel Miles; and two brothers, George and Roy Coffey.

Graveside services and burial for Mr. Everette Coffey were conducted 2 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Cemetery. Officiated by the Rev. Dr. Lynn Stall. Military graveside rites were presented by American Legion Post 130. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 222 South Church Street, Suite 336M, Charlotte, NC 28202, or to the American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, Virginia 23058-5216, or to the American Lung Association, 3801 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 190, Raleigh, NC 27607.

The family received friends 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Coffey family at http://www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Coffey family.

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