Henry Gilbert Coffey

(1873-November 27, 1951)

Ada, OK

Dec. 4, 1951

Tuesday Page 2, Col. 3

Henry G. COFFEY, 78, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. B.B. WEBSTER, in Lightning Ridge, Tuesday at 1:30 a.m.: funeral Wednesday at 2. Lightning Ridge church, Rev. Roberts; Lightning Ridge cemetery, Criswell Funeral Home. Sons will serve as pallbearers.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. W.J. McKEEL of Nortes, Tex. and Mrs. WEBSTER: sons Arthur and Woodrow of Roff, D. H. of Amarillo, Tex. Cleo of Pampa, Tex., Ike of Mesa, Ariz., Ardnell of Ada and Elijah of Oklahoma City: 23 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. COFFEY came to Oklahoma 60 years ago, settling in Lightning Ridge community. He helped to build the first school and church there. Mrs. COFFEY died in 1948.

(Husband of Etter Matilda Fulfer)

Submitted by Dianne Coffey Huddleston