Mrs. Fivecoat was born November 29, 1936, in Vaiden, Mississippi. She graduated from Central High School in Jackson in 1955 and entered the workforce as a secretary. She married Royce Fivecoat on January 30, 1960, and moved to his hometown of Dallas to start their life together. She continued her work in the secretarial field and gave birth to two sons. After 13 years in Dallas the family moved to Jackson, Mississippi. In her mid-40s she went back to school to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming a nurse. She worked in the mother-baby unit at Women’s Hospital in Flowood for many years until her retirement in 1999. She enjoyed her morning crossword puzzles and working in her yard growing her much-loved daylilies, but family was most important to her. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy, and they loved to help their Nana in the yard, often riding along while she mowed the grass.
She is survived by her husband, Royce Fivecoat, sons, Michael Fivecoat (Marie) and Phillip Trent Fivecoat (Kameron), 5 grandchildren - Kayla, Makinzie, Brandon, Addie and Mallory, 5 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Bennie Mae Rowlen; sister, Helen Gallagher; sister, Laverne Varner and her husband James; sister-in-law, Betty Baily and husband Howell; and grandson, Devin Fivecoat.
Visitation will be held on Friday, May 19th from 9-11 a.m. at Lakewood Chapel with funeral services to follow.
