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Submitted: 10/21/23 • Approved: 10/22/23 • Last Updated: 10/25/23 • R1506728-G1506727-S3
Donald
September 11, 1953 - October 14, 2021
Lillie
September 7, 1948 - August 8, 2015
Married: August 26, 1989
Lillie Jane Coats, 66, of Fordyce died Saturday August 8, 2015 at her home. Born September 7, 1948 at Warren, she was a daughter of the late J. D. Norman and Maureen Gardner Childers. She was a member of the Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy Annette Grice; a grandson, Thomas Wolfe; a brother, Sam Norman; two sisters, Willeen Strickland, Vicki Reed. She is survived by her husband, Donald Coy Coats of Fordyce; five sons, Rodney Grice of Bryant, Bruce Grice of New Edinburg, Keith Grice of New Edinburg, John Coats of Warren, Donald Coats of Clarksville, TN; daughter, Brandy Coats Wolfe of Warren; three sisters, Fonda Jennings of El Dorado, Phyllis Erwin of Fordyce, Renea Talley of Fordyce; twenty one grandchildren and special friend Ethan Matkin. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Ricky Bolin and Rev. Tim Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Moseley Cemetery. Arrangements are by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net.
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