Timothy Coffey

Timothy Ryan Coffey HILDEBRAN Timothy Ryan Coffey, 32, of Hildebran, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012, at Frye Regional Medical Center. Ryan was born Dec. 3, 1979, in Catawba County, to Jimmy Richard Coffey and Becky Link Coffey. He graduated from East Burke High School in 1998. He obtained his General Contractor's License and was employed by Coffey & Sons Concrete, Inc. Ryan will be remembered for having a big smile that was welcoming to all he met, for coaching children in youth sports in his community, and enjoyed being outside with his children, exercising, hunting and gardening. Most of all, he was a proud father and husband who loved his most precious treasures, his wife and two children. He was a member of First Baptist Church, of Valdese. Survivors include his loving wife, Ashley Nicole Coffey, of the home; his two children, Gwen and Logan Coffey, both of the home; his mother and father, Jimmy Coffey and Becky Link Coffey, of Hilde-bran; his sister, Jennifer Coffey, of Hildebran; his grandparents, Glenn and Diane Link, of Hickory, and Dollie Coffey of Valdese; and a loving mother-in-law, Shirley Lingle, of Hickory. Ryan also leaves behind a number of aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and close friends. He is preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Arthur Coffey and his wife's paternal grandfather, Bill Lingle. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at First Baptist Church, in Valdese. Officiating will be the Rev. Dr. Noel Schoonmaker. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery, in Valdese. The family will receive friends Saturday, Nov. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Service, in Valdese, where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the funeral hour. Memorial contributions may be made to Gwen and Logan Coffey Education Fund, c/o BB&T, P.O. Box 615, Hildebran, NC 28637. An online guestbook and obituary is available at heritage funeralservices.com. Heritage Funeral Service & Crematory of Valdese is serving the Coffey family.