James Edward
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J.E.
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Coffee died July 18, 2004 in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 82 years
old.
James Edward “J.E.” Coffee died July 18, 2004 in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 82 years old.
Born December 26, 1921, he was a survivor of Pearl Harbor during WWII. He had a special interest in education, although he only received an eighth grade education. He made sure his daughter graduated college with a teaching degree and sent both of his granchildren to college at UCSD
He was the beloved husband of Ruth Coffee of Campbell; father of Dolores Booth of Gilroy; grandfather of Dana Alexander Booth and Deborah Ann Booth; brother of Lloyd Robertson of Okla., Faye Helm of Ark., Dorothy Foreman of Okla., Melba Cleveland of Okla., and Cletus Oyler of Ark.. He was preceded in death by his sister Wanda Crownover of Calif.
Private services under the direction of Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy.
