Services were held Saturday, October 24 at Erin Chruch for Ervin Coats, 76, of Rt 2, Union. Mr Coats died Thursday, October 22, in his home. Rev. A. B. Gillis and Rev. John Holder officiated the 2:00 services. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Stephens Union Guneral Home was in charge of arrangements. Ervin belonged to Lucern Methodist Church. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife:Mrs. Annie Ferrell Coats, 1 son:Rev. Donald Earl Coats and his wife Faye and 2 grandchildren: Donald Ray Coats and Lisa Coats
all of Union, Ms. and 1 sister:Mrs. Effie Farned of
Frankston, Tx.
Donald Earl Coats of Union, Neshoba County, MS was born on March 2, 1946 to Ervin Coats and Annie Ferrell (Sessums) Coats. He married Faye Berta (Hillman) Coats, and had children Donald Ray Coats and Angela Kay Coats. Donald Coats died at age 60 years old on June 23, 2006, and was buried in Union, Newton County.
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