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Obituary for Myra Helen Coffey Myra Helen Coffey
Nelson County Native Dies At Age 86

Myra Helen "Holly" Coffey, 86, of Buena Vista, died Thursday, May 11, 2006, at the Shenandoah Valley Health Care Center.

Born July 6, 1919 in Nelson County, she was the daughter of the late A. D. and Rosa Cash Layton.

She was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness faith since age 11.

Her husband, James Willard Coffey, preceded her in death.

Surviving are her children, Janet May Coleman and husband, Henry, Mavis Lee Fitzgerald, and Linda Sue Huff and husband, Kenneth, all of Buena Vista; six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and two step great great grandchildren; and a sister, Alma Ramsey of Buena Vista.

The funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 15, 2006, at the Lomax Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Huff officiating. Burial will follow in the Timber Ridge Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m. at Lomax Funeral Home. The Lomax Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.