Mrs. Evelyn Coffey, age 95, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023, under the loving care and comfort of her family and Alive Hospice.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 2023, at First Christian Church. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive visitors 12 noon until service time Saturday at the church.
She was born February 27, 1928, in Gastonia, North Carolina, to the late Carl "Cash" and Eva Kirkus Register. Along with her husband, she was owner of Bedford Calendar and Novelty Company. She held membership in Shelbyville Women's Club, Home Demonstration Club, and Christian Women's Fellowship. She was a longtime and faithful member of First Christian Church. She was dedicated to her family and her church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Ray Coffey; brothers, James Register, J. W. Register, Lt. Col. Robert F. Register, and Carl Register.
Survivors include two daughters, Rebecca Cortner, of Shelbyville, and Diana Spear, of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Christian Cortner, Craig Cortner, Britney Spear-Tucker, and her husband, Logan, and Nicholas Spear; great grandchildren, Mia Grace Cortner, Hagan Cortner, Tatum Ryann Spear, Kellen Ray Spear, and James Easton Tucker.
Evelyn is to be honored with donations to First Christian Church, P. O. Box 466, Shelbyville, TN 37162.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
