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Cohee, 64 GEORGETOWN - John P. "Buddy" Cohee, 64, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home on Monday July 20, 2015. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and served with the 173rd …
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Cohee, 64 GEORGETOWN - John P. "Buddy" Cohee, 64, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home on Monday July 20, 2015. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and served with the 173rd Airborne. Buddy was a master plasterer, affectionately known as a 'mudd dog.' He worked very hard, sometimes working six days a week until his retirement from K.B. Coldiron Co. Inc. He was a loving husband, father, and son. He was also a very dear friend to many. He was a member of the American Legion Post 19, Rehoboth Beach VFW, and the Elks Lodge 2173. He loved Nascar, horse racing, loved to go out on the river on his boat, crabbing, and hanging out with his friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Henry Cohee, Sr. Buddy is survived by his wife, Wanda Cohee; mother, Virginia C. Cohee; daughters, Johanna Cohee Hastings and her husband Ray, Kelly Cohee; brother, Reverend Thomas Henry Cohee, Jr. and his wife Monica; brother-in-law, Jack Dayton and his wife Janet; sister-in-law, Donna Steele; brother-in-law, Ralph Floyd Dayton; grandchildren, John Tyler Martin and Nicholas Thomas Cohee Hastings; nieces and nephews, Kristy Dayton-Johnson, Lindsay Steele, Mark Dayton, Shawn Steele, and Eric Dayton. A funeral service will be 12 p.m., Friday, July 24, 2015 in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 609 E. Market St., Georgetown, DE 19947, where friends may call after 11 a.m. A viewing will also be held the night before, Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Interment will be in the Delaware Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro.