Helen Maxine Coffey, age 92, passed away September 27, 2026, at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, Kansas.
Helen was born May 26, 1934, in Lindale, Texas, to John D. and Eva Glenn “Johnece” (McCallie) Wagner.
She received her childhood education in schools at Wynnewood and Ada, Oklahoma, attending college at East Central College in Ada, where she received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.
Helen married Jim Lee Coffey in Wynnewood on August 2, 1953. She gave birth to their first daughter, Janice Renee’, in 1956 and another daughter, Carla Lynne, in 1959.
Helen taught elementary school in Roady, Oklahoma, and Wynnewood. She worked at the Pauls Valley Health Care Facility in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, for 17 years, functioning as their activity/social director and assistant administrator. She was also a homemaker, farm wife and caregiver.
Helen was a member of the Elmore City church of Christ in Elmore City, Oklahoma, and served faithfully alongside her husband.
To be closer to family, Helen moved to Kenwood Assisted Living in St. John, Kansas, in May 2023.
Helen is survived by a grandson, Robert “Bobby” Bradburn (Ana), Arlington, Texas; granddaughter, Ralyn (Daniel) Stephens, Stillwater, Oklahoma; great-granddaughter, MaKezzah Stephens; great-grandson, Luke Stephens; nephew, David Kip Morphew, New Deal, Texas; niece, Janet (Carl) Feril, St. John, Kansas; nephew, Jim (Maureena) Morphew, Lubbock, Texas; as well as several greatgrand nieces and nephews and many friends.
Preceding her in death are her parents; brother, William D. Wagner; her husband and daughters.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the Elmore City church of Christ with minister Joe Terrell presiding. Inurnment will follow at the Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood.
Memorials are suggested to Oklahoma Medical Research, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, or to Tipton Children’s Home, 1000 N.
Broadway Ave, Tipton, Oklahoma, 73570 (Tiptonchildrenshome.com/support) or can be mailed to Minnis Chapel, P.O. Box 34, St. John, Kansas, 67576.
