Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday May 17, 2012 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Lumberton for Mr. Emmett Leroy "Baby" Coker, III, 63, of Lumberton, Mississippi who died Sunday May 13, 2012 in Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg. Brother Tommy Jones will officiate at the service. Burial will follow in the Lumberton City Cemetery.
Mr. Coker is preceded in death by his mother, Elsie Louise "Tootsie" Hester Coker.
Affectionatley known as "The Rambling Man" to all of his truck driving buddies; he was an avid Waylon Jennings fan and was retired from Joe Miles Lumber Company.
Survivors include his wife; Vicki Williams Coker; two sons, Emmett "Scooter" Coker, IV and Benjamin Ray Hartfield; his father, Emmett "Big Emmett" Coker, Jr.; and eleven grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday May 16, 2012 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 39 Hickory Grove Church Road, Lumberton, Mississippi 39455.
Online condolence may be given at www.whitefuneralhomelumberton.com .
White Funeral Home, Lumberton (601) 796-2781.
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