FYI arrangements for Wallace Coffey
Rick Knight
Fellow friends and birders,
Many of you have been requesting information about services for Wallace Coffey.
I just received this information from Wallace's daughter, Janet Coffey. A full
obituary for Wallace will be posted in the Bristol Herald Courier on Saturday
and Sunday with a shorter version in tomorrow's edition. Funeral services for
J. Wallace Coffey will be Sunday, Oct. 2 (5-7 PM) at Oakley Cook Funeral Home,
2223 Volunteer Pkwy, Bristol, TN (423.764.7123) Graveside services will Monday,
Oct. 3 at 12:30 PM, Glenwood Cemetery, 839 Bluff City Hwy., Bristol, TN. Janet
said for all attending the graveside services on Monday, please meet at the
cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Janet suggested that any memorial donations be made to
"Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center" with a notation, "Wallace Coffey Fund."
The Friends' mailing address is: PO Box 1763, Bristol, TN 37620. Any
donations/and or sponsorship levels (see website below) will help fund the new
expansion's Bird Exhibits to honor Wallace and his many contributions to
ornithology. Wallace was instrumental in getting Steele Creek Park and its
present Nature Center built in the 1960's and was very pleased to know that he
would in part be honored with the new expansion and pursuit of educational
quality for the entire community.
https://www.friendsofsteelecreek.org/
