
COATES, Bruce Columbus

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Name COATES, Bruce Columbus Birth 2 Oct 1917 Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States [1]
Gender Male Residence 14 Apr 1930 Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, United States [2]
Attended School Residence 16 Apr 1940 Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, United States [3]
Carpenter Death 23 Dec 2010 Denton, Denton, Texas, United States [4]
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital- Bruce Columbus Coates,93, of Denton, died Thursday
December 23, 2010 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. Mr. Coates was born on October 2, 1917 in Kerens, Texas to Anderson Bruce and Maggie Bell(Howell ) Coates. He was married to Clara Almeda McSween on October 31, 1941 in Burkburnett, Texas. They had been happily married for 65 years when Clara passed away on October 15, 2008.
Bruce was a member of first Christian Church of Denton for 60 years. He was a member of Denton Lions Club for 60 years and served as president in 1955. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during WW II. He worked for many years in the automotive field at various dealerships including Leon McNatt and Moritz / Don Davis.
Bruce is survived by his son, Robert Bruce Coates and his wife Debbie of Denton; sister Theora Baker of Arlington; a grandson, Bruce Kyle Coates and his wife Tami of Hickory Creek, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Destiny Stone,Noah Stone, Claire Coates and Cole Coates; nieces and nephew, Sharon Kinsey, Selah Hicks, Tim Baker, Chris and Brenda McSween, Roger and Liz McSween, Terry and Cami McSween, Larry and Wendy McSween Susie Creason, and Cindy Walters.
Person ID I166 Pickel_Bartlett Last Modified 11 Feb 2014
Father COATES, Anderson Bruce, b. 20 Feb 1889, Rural Shade, Navarro, Texas, United States d. 10 Jul 1968, Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States
(Age 79 years)
Mother HOWELL, Maggie Bell, b. 5 Jul 1895, Mindin, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States d. 10 Apr 1985, Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States
(Age 89 years)
Marriage 24 Dec 1915 Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States [1]
Residence 14 Apr 1930 Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, United States [2]
Farmer Residence 16 Apr 1940 Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, United States [3]
Farmer - Listed as A. Bruce and Maggie Bell Coates
Family ID F56 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MCSWEEN, Clara Almeda, b. 27 Mar 1918, Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas d. 15 Oct 2008, Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
(Age 90 years)
Marriage 31 Oct 1942 Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, United States [1, 4]
Children 1. COATES, Robert Bruce Family ID F57 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
- Bruce Columbus Coates,93, of Denton, died Thursday
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Photos Clara McSween Coates and Bruce Columbus Coates
1986Bruce Columbus Coates on Coates' land, 1986 Bruce Columbus Coates on Coates' land, 1986 Bruce Columbus Coates and Clara McSween Coates
2000Coates and Collins Family Members
Back l-r: Milvid Theressa Collins, Bruce Columbus Coates
Front l-r: Lena Deane Collins, Theora Agnes Coates,
Some Coates Family Members and their friends
(l-r) Theora Agnes Coates, Laverne Crawford, Billie Ruth Arnold Coates, Bruce Columbus Coates, Jack Nash.
Taken in 1936 on Coates' land near the home of Sarah Theressa Ingram Coates and Bruce Burton Coates.
Coates Family and Friends Gathering in 1936
Back l-r: Lena Deane Collins, Bruce Columbus Coates, Milvid Theressa Collins, Woodrow Royce Massey, Lavern Crawford
Middle l-r: Howard Burton Coates, Billy Ruth Arnold, Theora Coates Baker, Unknown person
Front l-r: Donovan Robert Coates, Raycene Coates, John Robert McSween (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
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Sources - [S295] Justin Sanders, Mobile, Alabama - Ingram Descendent.
- [S72] 1930 Federal Census, J.P. #3, Navarro, TX ED 175-25 Page 18B Dwelling 157.
- [S427] 1940 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, ED 157-30, Page 6B, Dwelling 120, 1940 United States Census.
- [S114] Miscellaneous, Email from Sharon Lynn Kinsey.
- [S295] Justin Sanders, Mobile, Alabama - Ingram Descendent.