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Phyllis Kaye Coker, obituary portrait — Coker-Mathews Funeral Home

In Loving Memory

Phyllis KayeCoker

Passed Away On January 11, 2012
At Age 65 years
Resident of Plano, TX
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Phyllis Kaye Coker, 65 of Plano, formerly of Greenville, passed away January 11, 2012 at her home.  A private graveside service will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Memoryland Memorial Park in Greenville. 

Rev. Mike Reynolds will officiate.  Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 

Phyllis was born on April 27, 1946, in Greenville at the old Phillips Hospital

on Oneal Street to Clyde W. and Catherine Moore Coker.  She graduated from Greenville High School in 1964, attended East Texas State University in Commerce, and received her Associate Degree of Arts from Merced College in Merced, California.  Phyllis moved to Colorado and lived there before returning to Texas.    She loved antiques and anything vintage before it was popular.  Her love of animals, birds and plants was known to all who knew her.
 

 Her survivors include Jerry Horner of Dallas; her brother, Dr. Jerry C. Coker and wife Kim of Greenville; nieces and nephews, Dana Coker of McKinney, Julie Coker and husband Mike Kisselburgh and their children Lauren and Ross of Argyle, Shannon Buncher and husband Doug and their children Natalie and Mason of Plano, Kerri Zschappel and husband Kenneth and their children Melanie, Scott and Abbey of Fredericksburg,  Amanda Robinson and her children Bethany and Lucian of Dallas, Chad Robinson of Allen and Jessica Robinson of Dallas;  and her cats and companions, Emery and Garner.

 

She was preceded in death by Lin Hopper, her parents, brother Gaylon Coker, nephew Miles Coker and lifelong friend Judy Bryant.

 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Texas Humane Legislation Network at www.THLN.orgor Operation Kindness at www.operationkindness.org.

 

 

 

 

 

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Services

Service

Private Graveside

Memoryland Memorial Park

808 W. Jack Finney Blvd.

Greenville, TX, 75402

January 21, 2012

Private

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Condolences (9)

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Shelly Austin Denver, CO January 20, 2012
"Dear Jerry,

My thoughts and prayers are with you. Phyllis will never be forgotten.

Shelly"
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Robert H. Steele Bangs, TX January 19, 2012
"I was so saddened to hear of Phyllis's passing. I have known her since the first grade. Phyllis was a very special person who always seemed to have time for you no matter who you were. I will miss seeing her at our class reunions. To her family..you are in my prayers.

Bob Steele"
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Fred & Jane (Scott) Hulsey Wylie, TX January 18, 2012
"We were so glad we moved back to Texas so we could spend more time with old friends like Phyllis. We had some good times in the short time we had to revisit. We are so thankful for that time. We love Phyllis and we pray for the family. Phyllis is in a great place now."
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