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Extracted from The Clarke County Tribune (Quitman, MS)
Marion Wesley COFFEY, 70, Rt. 1, Pachuta, died 17 Jul, Laurel, MS, following a stroke. Born in Texas; resident of Pachuta for 20 years. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Gladys COFFEY; one son, Marion W. COFFEY, Jr., TX; two daughters, Mrs. Nona PARKER, Pachuta; Mrs. Audry LEGGETT, Lucedale; one brother, Oliver COFFEY, TX; seven grandchildren. Funeral services held 18 Jul, 4 PM, Orange M. E. Church, Revs. Youngblood and Dickens officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Pallbearers - Hayes Reid, J. C. Baker, Hashel Bolivar, Arthur Baker, Moody Melton, Edward Thrash. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Note: The surviving children mentioned in Marion's obituary were all from his first marriage to Bessie Adella BOLIVER.
Friday, July 28, 1950
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