Services for Tommy Coats were held Sunday, May 16, 2004 at 3 p.m. from Good Hope Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles Barnett and the Rev. Dennis Polk officiated. Burial was in Good Hope Cemetery under the direction of McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. Coats, 62, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Neshoba County and a longtime resident of Hattiesburg. He worked for many years in retail grocery management with Jitney Jungle Stores of America and later retired from Winn-Dixie.
Mr. Coats was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Coats of Hattiesburg; two daughters, Pene Coats of Hattiesburg and Apryle Mather of Mobile, Ala.; one son, Mark Coats of Brandon; two step-daughters, Deborah Martin of Seminary and Laura Riels of Hattiesburg; two step-sons, Brad Riels of Seminary and Gary Riels of Ellisville; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; one sister, Carrie Sharp of Philadelphia; three brothers, Grady Coats of Anniston, Ala.; Joe Coats and Benjie Coats, both of Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were John Walton, Joe Lovern, Robert Edwards, Jimmy Taylor, Al Poole, Billy Boliver, Larry Hardaway, David Lott and Jimmy Coats.
Mr. Coats, 62, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Neshoba County and a longtime resident of Hattiesburg. He worked for many years in retail grocery management with Jitney Jungle Stores of America and later retired from Winn-Dixie.
Mr. Coats was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Coats of Hattiesburg; two daughters, Pene Coats of Hattiesburg and Apryle Mather of Mobile, Ala.; one son, Mark Coats of Brandon; two step-daughters, Deborah Martin of Seminary and Laura Riels of Hattiesburg; two step-sons, Brad Riels of Seminary and Gary Riels of Ellisville; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; one sister, Carrie Sharp of Philadelphia; three brothers, Grady Coats of Anniston, Ala.; Joe Coats and Benjie Coats, both of Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were John Walton, Joe Lovern, Robert Edwards, Jimmy Taylor, Al Poole, Billy Boliver, Larry Hardaway, David Lott and Jimmy Coats.
Services for Tommy Coats were held Sunday, May 16, 2004 at 3 p.m. from Good Hope Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles Barnett and the Rev. Dennis Polk officiated. Burial was in Good Hope Cemetery under the direction of McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. Coats, 62, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Neshoba County and a longtime resident of Hattiesburg. He worked for many years in retail grocery management with Jitney Jungle Stores of America and later retired from Winn-Dixie.
Mr. Coats was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Coats of Hattiesburg; two daughters, Pene Coats of Hattiesburg and Apryle Mather of Mobile, Ala.; one son, Mark Coats of Brandon; two step-daughters, Deborah Martin of Seminary and Laura Riels of Hattiesburg; two step-sons, Brad Riels of Seminary and Gary Riels of Ellisville; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; one sister, Carrie Sharp of Philadelphia; three brothers, Grady Coats of Anniston, Ala.; Joe Coats and Benjie Coats, both of Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were John Walton, Joe Lovern, Robert Edwards, Jimmy Taylor, Al Poole, Billy Boliver, Larry Hardaway, David Lott and Jimmy Coats.
Mr. Coats, 62, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Neshoba County and a longtime resident of Hattiesburg. He worked for many years in retail grocery management with Jitney Jungle Stores of America and later retired from Winn-Dixie.
Mr. Coats was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Coats of Hattiesburg; two daughters, Pene Coats of Hattiesburg and Apryle Mather of Mobile, Ala.; one son, Mark Coats of Brandon; two step-daughters, Deborah Martin of Seminary and Laura Riels of Hattiesburg; two step-sons, Brad Riels of Seminary and Gary Riels of Ellisville; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; one sister, Carrie Sharp of Philadelphia; three brothers, Grady Coats of Anniston, Ala.; Joe Coats and Benjie Coats, both of Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were John Walton, Joe Lovern, Robert Edwards, Jimmy Taylor, Al Poole, Billy Boliver, Larry Hardaway, David Lott and Jimmy Coats.
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