Clair H. Coates, 87, died August 20, 1991.
Born in Chester, October 27, 1903 to Hyrum Levi and Mary Ellen Kump Coates.
Married Laura Jane Metcalf in Manti July 30, 1924; she died March 25, 1986.
He was a farmer and rancher.
Survived by children, Mrs. John (Mary) Pavich, Midvale; Cleve, Clyde, and Guy, all Gunnison; Boyd, Milford; Mrs. Don (Nola) Aston, Pleasant Grove; Mrs. Halvor (Sada) Gates, Rancho Cordova, Calif.; and Clair, Tayorsville; sister, Ardell Knighton, Gunnison; and Rex, Pleasant Grove; 23 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by two daughters.
Funeral service Friday, 12 noon, Gunnison Stake Center, where friends call Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. and Friday, 10:30-11:30 prior to services.
Burial in the Gunnison Cemetery.
Jensen Funeral Home directing..
Published in the Deseret News on August 22, 1991
Clair H. Coates, 87, died August 20, 1991.
Born in Chester, October 27, 1903 to Hyrum Levi and Mary Ellen Kump Coates.
Married Laura Jane Metcalf in Manti July 30, 1924; she died March 25, 1986.
He was a farmer and rancher.
Survived by children, Mrs. John (Mary) Pavich, Midvale; Cleve, Clyde, and Guy, all Gunnison; Boyd, Milford; Mrs. Don (Nola) Aston, Pleasant Grove; Mrs. Halvor (Sada) Gates, Rancho Cordova, Calif.; and Clair, Tayorsville; sister, Ardell Knighton, Gunnison; and Rex, Pleasant Grove; 23 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by two daughters.
Funeral service Friday, 12 noon, Gunnison Stake Center, where friends call Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. and Friday, 10:30-11:30 prior to services.
Burial in the Gunnison Cemetery.
Jensen Funeral Home directing..
Published in the Deseret News on August 22, 1991
Family Members
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Leona C. Coates Simmons
1896–1979
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Joseph Levi Coates
1897–1956
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Ordell Coates Knighton
1899–1999
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Ilene Coates Boyes
1900–1961
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Eloise Coates Cheshire
1902–1983
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Lee Zakariah Coates
1905–1987
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Ray Thomas Coates
1907–1981
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Bert Willis Coates
1910–1975
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Dora Coates Corbell
1911–1939
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Rex Louis Coates
1914–2000
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