Pinkney Ewing Coats, son of John Henry and Milly Coats was born near Houston, Mo., April 25, 1872, and died July 25, 1959, at Texas County Memorial Hospital at the age of 87 years and three months. He spent the greater part of his life in Texas County, in the vicinity of Houston. During the past ten years he made extended trips to Colorado and Idaho, visiting the family and relatives. In April, 1902, he was married to Loula Ann Smith, who preceded him in death July, 1941.
He is survived by four sons; Ray at Bucyrus; Herschel at Clara; Floyd, Meeker, Colo.; John, Los Angeles, Calif.; four daughters, Edith, Falls Church, Virginia; Edna, Twin Falls, Idaho; Maisie, Portland, Ore., and Vera May at Bucyrus. One daughter, Alice, preceded him in death in 1910. Also surviving are one brother, Milo, Meeker, Colorado; and two sisters, Mrs. Leona Williams, Rye, Colo., and Mrs. Mettie House, Rifle, Colorado; 21 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Services were conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the Union Church, the Rev. Payton Smyer officiating. Burial in the Union cemetery under direction of the Evans Funeral Home of Houston.
Ray Doyle Coats, son of Pinkney and Loula Ann Coats, was born August 26, 1903 at Lundy, Mo., and died December 23, 1971 at the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston making his age 68 years, three months and 27 days. He was united in marriage to Helen Shaffer (my note: it is Schaffer in Helen's obit so not sure which spelling) February 17, 1931 and to this union five children were born.
Survivors are his wife, Helen of the home; two sons, John Henry and Ray Doyle, Jr., both of Bucyrus; three daughters, Edith Eleanor Colborn of Cabool, Milly McKinney of Bucyrus and Betty Lou Neal of Paxton, Nebr.; three sisters, Edna Reeves of Hansen, Ida, Maisie Moore of Portland, Ore. and Vera Mae Stottlemyre of Bucyrus; three brothers, Herschel Coats, Clara, Floyd of El Mirage, Ariz., and John T. of Bucyrus and 14 grandchildren. Mr. Coats spent his entire life in Texas County where he was a farmer and carpenter by trade. As a young man his main hobby was playing baseball. Funeral services were held Friday, December 24 at the Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Payton Smyer officiating. Burial was in the Union Cemetery under the direction of the Evans-Elliott Funeral Home.
Herschel A. Coats, 92, son of Pinkney and Lou Ann Smith Coats, was born Aug. 25, 1904, near Bado in Texas County. He died Dec. 16, 1996, at Lester E. Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. (would be MO) He married Fern Crawford Sept. 12, 1930. They had five children and lived in the Clara community. Mr. Coats was a farmer. He had donated land for the expansion of Wolford Cemetery. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Ray, Floyd and John Coats; and five sisters, Edith White, Alice Coats, Edna Reeves, Maisie Moore and Vera Mae Stottlemyre.
Surviving are his wife, Fern, of the home; his children, Donald and Butch of Houston. Bob of Mt. Vernon, Kenneth of Kirkwood and Carol Sue Hoover of Conway, Ark.; 13 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Services were Dec. 19 at the Clara Baptist Church with the Rev. Wesley Wallace and the Rev. Orval Gayer officiating. Burial was the the Wolford Cemetery under the direction of Evans Funeral Home of Houston.
Alice, daughter of Pink Coats, near Lundy, was burned to death when her clothing caught fire from a fireplace. (Houston Herald Jan. 20, 1910)
Edna Coats Reeves 83, of Twin Falls, died Dec 30, 1992 at her home. She was born Jan 23, 1909 in Texas
County daughter of Pinkney and Lou Smith Coats. She attended school in White Rock, Mo., and married Roy Reeves in
Denver, Co. They lived in Missouri and Texas before moving to Hansen in 1947. When Mr. Reeves retired, they moved to
Twin Falls.
Survivors include three sons, Dean Coats and Bill Reeves of Kimberly and Dan Reeves of Wendell; one daughter,
Barbara Perkins of Twin Falls; 16 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; one brother, Herschel Coats of Houston,
Mo and one sister, Macie Moore of Portland, Or. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy; one son, Richard G.
of Twin Falls; three sisters and three brothers. The funeral will be Saturday at the Kimberly Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Twin Falls.
Contributed by Laura Reeves
Junior "Dean" Coats 65, of Kimberly, ID, Twin Falls County. died Mon, Dec. 13, 1993 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Boise, following an extended illness. He was born June 9, 1928 in Houston, Mo. the son of Edna Coats Reeves. Dean moved to Idaho in 1948, and later married Betty Orndorff in Twin Falls, They were divorced in 1974, He was employed many years in road construction industry. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was vice-president of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 10328. Dean enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. Survivors include his loving companion, Freda Holler of Kimberly. Three daughters, Laura Tippets of Soda Springs (Now Twin Falls, ID) Deana Nelson (Now deceased, Born May27,1954 - Died August 24, 1998) and Marla Garrett of Twin Falls, Two sons, Edward Coats and John Coats of Twin Falls.Two brothers Bill Reeves of Kimberly and Dan Reeves of Wendell (Now lives in Twin Falls, ID) One sister, Barbara Perkins of Twin Falls, ID. Funeral was held at 2 P.M. Friday, Dec 17, 1993
Contributed by Laura Reeves
Floyd Coats, 70, son of Pinkney and Lou (Smith) Coats, was born March 20, 1910 in Texas County and died June 18, 1980 in Youngtown, Ariz. He left Texas County as a young man and moved to Meeker, Colo. for several years. He also served in the U. S. Army.
Survivors are his wife, Alice; one daughter, Chloe Correa, both of Youngtown, Ariz.; one step-daughter, Juanita Vroman; one step-son, Mitch Perry; two grandsons; two brothers, Herschel and John of Houston; two sisters, Maisie Moore of Portland, Ore. and Edna Reeves of Twin Falls, Idaho. Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Ray and three sisters, Edith, Vera Mae and Alice. Graveside services were held Saturday, June 28 with the Rev. Payton Smyer officiating at the Union Cemetery under the direction of Evans Funeral Home.
Masie Coats Moore
October 29, 1994 - A private graveside service will be held in River View Cemetery. Mrs. Moore, a Portland resident, died Oct. 28, 1994, of Alzheimer's disease. She was 82. She was born Dec. 3, 1911, in Houston, Mo. She worked as a secretary for the Oregon Division of the American Cancer Society and was a member of the First Congregational Church. Her husband, Orton Moore, preceded her in death. Surviving are her daughters, Louise Bekos and Nancy Thurston, both of Portland; brother, Hershal Coats of Houston, Mo.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Arrangements: Riverview Abbey Funeral Home.
Contributed by Angela Moore
John Thomas Coats, 76, son of Pinkney and Lou Smith Coats, was born Dec. 19, 1914, near Bado. He died Dec. 23, 1990, at Houston House in Houston (would be Texas Co., MO). He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1935 for four years and served aboard the USS Pennsylvania, where his home port was San Diego, Calif. He was discharged in 1939 remaining in California until the 1970's when he moved to Missouri. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ray and Floyd; and two sisters, Vera Mae Stottlemyre and Edith White. Surviving are one brother, Herchel Coats of Houston, two sisters, Edna Reeves of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Macie Moore of Portland, Ore. Services were Dec. 26 at the Evan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wesley Wallace officiating. Burial was in the Union Cemetery.
Contributed by Marguerette Powell
