Patrick Boyd Coffee

Patrick Boyd Coffee, age 76, departed this life and got a new pair of wings on Saturday, January 31st at Tennova Residential Hospice. He was born on December 29, 1938 in Atlanta Georgia to William and Frances Coffee, served in the United States Air Force after high school, and trained as a mechanical engineer at Georgia Tech University before running his own business in the field of industrial hydraulic pumps. On August 27, 1963 he married Mary Ann Manning of Asheville, NC, a union that lasted fifty-one years. He was preceded in death by his father, William Bryant Coffee; his mother, Frances Lee Coffee; and his sister, Joan Coffee Melton. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Ann of Maryville; his son Lee Coffee (Stacey) of Easley, SC; his son Christopher Coffee (Hiro) of Oakridge, TN; and his daughter Mandi Williams (Todd) of Medina, OH; as well as his mother-in-law, Laura Manning; his sister-in-law Elaine Kuykendall (James) of San Antonio, TX; his brother-in-law Dwight Manning (Janice) of Acworth, GA; his sister Carol Nichols (Ronnie) of Gainesville, GA; six grandchildren who were his pride and joy – Patrick, Logan, and Reed Coffee of Easley, SC; Reina and Andrew Coffee of Oakridge, TN; and Maggie Williams of Medina, OH; and many loved nieces and nephews. A memorial service celebrating the life of Patrick Boyd Coffee will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 2:00pm in the East Chapel at Smith Funeral and Cremation. The family will receive friends in the chapel following the service, and requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to: Alzheimer's Tennessee Inc., 5801 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 for research purposes. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com.