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Obituary for Dorothy Ogden Coffey Dorothy Ogden Coffey
Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation Member Dies At Age 93

Dorothy Ogden Coffey passed away on Monday, July 8, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Buena Vista, Virginia.

She was born April 2, 1920, in Amherst.

Dorothy was a loving mother, grandmother, relative and friend who always had a "good" heart and a will to help others.

She was the daughter of Hugh Oliver and Myra Jane Ogden.

She attended school in Amherst and Buena Vista.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John H. Coffey; and son, Reginald L.; three brothers, Smith O., Rader M., and Howard L. Ogden; and one sister, Hilda M. Coffey.

Surviving family includes two sons, Philip A. Coffey and wife, Shirley, of Salem and Garry W. Coffey, of Buena Vista; two grandsons, John Gregory Coffey and wife, Joan, of Lexington and Christopher T. Coffey and wife, Meaco, of Midlothian; and stepgranddaughter, Lisa S. Rountree and husband, Jeffrey, of Richmond; five great-grandchildren, Blake and Brooke Coffey, Tyler and Casey Coffey, and Jackson Rountree. She is also survived by a sister, Velma O. Shrawder, of Selinsgrove, Pa.; and brother, Hugh O. Ogden Jr. and wife, Becky, of Buena Vista; sister-in-law, Margaret Ogden; and many nieces and nephews.

She was a member of the Lexington Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation.

The family thanks the "special people" that assisted with Dorothy over her final years. She was blessed with friends and relatives who helped in her care and well-being.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at Bolling, Grose, & Lotts Funeral Home in Buena Vista with Steve Coffey and Pastor Rader Ogden officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the funeral home.

Arrangements by Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Buena Vista. 540-261-5510.