Mary Emma Jean Coffey

Edgar Smith


Mary Emma Jean Coffey



Mary was the sixth of the eight children born to Beeler Ester and Sallie Elizabeth Cross Coffey, and a granddaughter of Henry Kelly (Caleb) and Sarah Jane Gragg Coffey. There were seven females and only one male born to Beeler and Sallie.

Mary was born Sep. 7, 1923 in Bristol, Washington Co., VA and died Dec. 2004 in Bristol.

Mary married Edgar (Ed) Smith Dec. 25, 1947. Ed was born Nov. 29, 1921 in Bristol and died Dec. 19, 1988 in the same place.

Ed was buried in the Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol, and Mary is thought to also be there.

There were at least two children born to this union: Terry Michael Smith, born Nov. 23, 1947, and Eddie Gene Smith, born Mar. 23, 1950.