Longtime former Mitchell County Sheriff and former Spruce Pine Police Chief Coy Daniel Hollifield, passed away on Sunday, May 30th. Hollifield, age 72, of Greenberry Road, Bakersville, served as a respected member of the law enforcement community for forty-two years. Coy Hollifield was also a former Marine who served in the Vietnam War. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 5, at 4:00PM in Freedom Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 2:00PM until 4:00PM prior to the service. Interment will follow the service at GreenLee Cemetery on Dale Rd, Spruce Pine with Sgt. EL Randolph Chapter 57 DAV conducting military honors.