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Henry Wesley Coates

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Henry Wesley Coates

Birth
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Death
1 Nov 1955 (aged 83)
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Sullivan Gardens, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Sources: Obituary published in The Kingsport (TN) Times 11/2/1955; Tennessee death certificate

Henry Wesley Coates, a native of Sullivan County, was a retired farmer and lived in rural Kingsport. He was the son of Johnny and Martha (Simpson) Coates. Henry passed away in the Holston Valley Community Hospital.

Henry was preceded in death by his first wife Maggie and second wife Ida.

Survivors include: two sons, Junior Coates and Hooper H. Coates, Kingsport; five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Weaver and Mrs. Seanye Vaughn, both of Kingsport, Mrs. Grace Powers, Yuma, Va., Mrs. Gladys Byrd, Peoria, Ill., Mrs. Evelyn Spurgeon, Morristown; a step-son, Johnny Stroupe, Gate City; and two step-daughters, Mrs. Verna Rickard, Morristown, and Mrs. Elva Arnold, Church Hill. He is also survived by 25 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Sources: Obituary published in The Kingsport (TN) Times 11/2/1955; Tennessee death certificate

Henry Wesley Coates, a native of Sullivan County, was a retired farmer and lived in rural Kingsport. He was the son of Johnny and Martha (Simpson) Coates. Henry passed away in the Holston Valley Community Hospital.

Henry was preceded in death by his first wife Maggie and second wife Ida.

Survivors include: two sons, Junior Coates and Hooper H. Coates, Kingsport; five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Weaver and Mrs. Seanye Vaughn, both of Kingsport, Mrs. Grace Powers, Yuma, Va., Mrs. Gladys Byrd, Peoria, Ill., Mrs. Evelyn Spurgeon, Morristown; a step-son, Johnny Stroupe, Gate City; and two step-daughters, Mrs. Verna Rickard, Morristown, and Mrs. Elva Arnold, Church Hill. He is also survived by 25 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.


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  • Created by: DogMama08
  • Added: Sep 4, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135433443/henry_wesley-coates: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Wesley Coates (28 Nov 1871–1 Nov 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135433443, citing Walkers Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Sullivan Gardens, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by DogMama08 (contributor 47394092).