Bethonie Coffey

Shideler, IN

Bethonie Coffey, 88, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Morrison Woods Health Campus in Muncie.

He was born on August 24, 1936, in a little town by the name of Co-Op in McCreary County, Kentucky. His parents were Henry and Emma (Gregroy) Coffey. At 16 years old he moved to Delaware County with his family. He started working at Dr. Pepper Bottling Company in 1953. On July 12, 1959, he married Nancy McLeland at Shideler United Methodist Church (UMC) and started a family in Shideler, Indiana.

Bethonie continued to work at Dr. Pepper Bottling Company which eventually became PepsiCo. Bottling Company. He performed many jobs there including working as a bottle washer, a filler for pre-mix and CO2, quality control and in the warehouse. Bethonie retired from PepsiCo. On September 18, 2001, after fulfilling 48 years of service. He was very proud of the fact that he only missed 2 weeks of work during his entire tenure with this company. During that time Beth was also a proud member of the Teamsters.

Bethonie enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, watching wildlife and western shows on TV. He showed his kids and grandkids how to shoot a BB gun at empty pop cans, how to make bird houses, and the importance of firework safety. Beth always loved spending time with his family and friends. He had many beloved beagle hounds through the years as well.

Survivors include: his loving wife of 65 years, Nancy Coffey; His children; Judy Triplett (Bruce) Rick Coffey (Renee); His grandchildren: Aaron Triplett (Ashley Forbes), Shauna Riggin (Ryan), Lindsey Coffey (Rick Watson), Brittany Morgan (Joe), and Emily Coffey (Daniel Haupt); six great-grandchildren: Andrew, Zoey, Ryder, Shelby, Addison, Harper, Logan, and Mason.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2024, at Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, 200 S Hartford St., Eaton. Burial will follow at Eaton Union Cemetery.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 5 and after 12:00 Noon Friday at the funeral home.

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