Columbus Arthur Coker, 97, of Florence, passed away May 16, 2023, at Lauderdale Christian Nursing Facility. He was a carpenter at TVA, a member of the Carpenters Union, a former board member and founder of Lauderdale Christian Nursing Facility & North Alabama Christian Children's Home, a Cattlemen member for 60+ years, and a World War II Veteran of the United States Navy.
Preceded in death by:
Parents: Arthur Steven Coker & Maude Williams Coker
Wife: Dartha Bevis Coker
Son: Harold Steven Coker
Brothers: Jim Coker(Tamsie), Lee Coker(Eula), Paul Coker(Lois) & A.D. Coker
Sisters: Lenice Coker Danley(Lonzo), Beatrice Coker Holden(Arthur) &
Nell Coker Burgess(William)
Visitation with the family will be on Friday, May 19, 2023, from 5:00 – 8:00pm at Greenhill Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Saturday, May 20, at 11:00am, at Shiloh Church of Christ, with Alvin Alston & Tommy Goldman officiating. The body will lie in state at the church from 10:00 – 11:00am before the service. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery with full military honors at graveside.
Pallbearers will be: Aron Dickerson, Braxton Dickerson, Dr. Adam Dickerson, Joey Bogus, Caleb Gray & Daniel Burns.
Honorary pallbearers will be: T.C. Dawson, Kenneth May, Mike Bevis, Mike Coker, Steven Simpson, Everett Chandler, Thomas Wallace, Wayne Hines, Rex Coker, Wade Coker & Mickey Coker.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the North Alabama Christian Children's Home.
Columbus Arthur Coker, 97, of Florence, passed away May 16, 2023, at Lauderdale Christian Nursing Facility. He was a carpenter at TVA, a member of the Carpenters Union, a former board member and founder of Lauderdale Christian Nursing Facility & North Alabama Christian Children's Home, a Cattlemen member for 60+ years, and a World War II Veteran of the United States Navy.
Preceded in death by:
Parents: Arthur Steven Coker & Maude Williams Coker
Wife: Dartha Bevis Coker
Son: Harold Steven Coker
Brothers: Jim Coker(Tamsie), Lee Coker(Eula), Paul Coker(Lois) & A.D. Coker
Sisters: Lenice Coker Danley(Lonzo), Beatrice Coker Holden(Arthur) &
Nell Coker Burgess(William)
Visitation with the family will be on Friday, May 19, 2023, from 5:00 – 8:00pm at Greenhill Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Saturday, May 20, at 11:00am, at Shiloh Church of Christ, with Alvin Alston & Tommy Goldman officiating. The body will lie in state at the church from 10:00 – 11:00am before the service. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery with full military honors at graveside.
Pallbearers will be: Aron Dickerson, Braxton Dickerson, Dr. Adam Dickerson, Joey Bogus, Caleb Gray & Daniel Burns.
Honorary pallbearers will be: T.C. Dawson, Kenneth May, Mike Bevis, Mike Coker, Steven Simpson, Everett Chandler, Thomas Wallace, Wayne Hines, Rex Coker, Wade Coker & Mickey Coker.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the North Alabama Christian Children's Home.
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h/of Dartha Coker
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