Aug 13, 2019

Nancy Sue Coker 1935 - 2019

Posted Aug 13, 2019 3:18 PM

Nancy Sue Coker, 84, St. Joseph passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family.


Nancy was born June 19, 1935 in St. Joseph, to the late Henry and Eladora Williams. She graduated from Central High School in 1953. Nancy married Donald “Diz” Coker on April 13, 1957. They were married 58 years before his passing in 2015. Nancy worked as a bookkeeper at Seitz Meat Packing Co, Hall Abstract & Title Co and retired from Summers Motors in June 2018. Nancy enjoyed reading and conquering crosswords puzzles – breakfast for the brain.


Survivors include: a son, Fred Coker, daughters Valerie Coker and Carolyn Coker, St Joseph, and Melanie Rosewell, Bedford, Texas; 9 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, one dog, Casey, and one cat, Boots.


Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Diz Coker, her sister, Evelyn Soethout and her parents, Henry and Eladora Williams.


Services: 11:00 am on Wednesday, August 14 at Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. Interment: Memorial Park Cemetery Visitation: 6:00-8:00 pm on Tuesday, August 13 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Special Olympics of Northwest Missouri or to Friends of the Animal Shelter.