Born: December 19, 1918 Died: April 28, 2005 |
Coker, Fred, age 86, of Farragut passed away Thursday evening, April 28, 2005 at Baptist Hospital West. Fred attended Concord Presbyterian Church. He was retired from Robertshaw Controls after 43 years of service as Purchasing Manager. Fred was a veteran of World War II serving in the Pacific Theater as a Navy Seabee. He was a beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and devoted husband. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Grace Raby Coker; parents, John Harvey and Hattie Carringer Coker. Survivors: children, Carolyn Coker, Don Coker and wife Peggy, Ann Page and husband David; grandchildren, Mary Ann Page, Christopher Page and girl friend Rebekah Kitts, Caroline Page, Taylor Coker and wife Stephanie, Matthew Coker, Lindsey Coker; great grandchildren, MacLaine and Crawford Hullender; future great granddaughter, Ila Coker; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel. Funeral services 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel with Rev. Kelly Negus officiating. Graveside services to follow at the Pleasant Forest Cemetery with Rev. Leonard Turner officiating. Full military honors will be conferred by the East Tennessee Veteran's Honor Guard. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Coker family