Lona Ruth Coate

Lona Dixon Coate, born September 23, 1932 in Prichard, Alabama. She was a loving mother and GenGen. She always valued helping others and she loved her church and serving the Lord. She enjoyed her career at Phillips – Adams Middle School and volunteering at Springhill Hospital.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George, E. Coate, Jr.; her patents, Woodie and Agnes Dixon; her sisters, Josephine Walker, Agnes Perkins, Della Delmas, Cora Williams and Georgia Laird; two brothers, Woodie Dixon, Jr. and Shirley Cochran, Jr.

She is survived by her children, Susan (Cliff) Nelson, Robbie (The Rob) Coate, George E. Coate III., Jill (Stephen) Barfoot; four grandchildren, Cliff Nelson, Jr., Patrick (Julie) Nelson, Mary Layne Barfoot and Andrew Barfoot also, survived by nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Saraland United Methodist Church preferred.

Those acting as pallbearers will be, Cliff Nelson, Jr., Patrick Nelson, Andrew Barfoot, Randy Fail, Scott Cochran and Eric Graves, those gentleman acting as honorary pallbearers are Woodie Perkins and Van Laird.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Saraland United Methodist Church, Saraland, Alabama. Funeral service will be held in the church at 11:00 a.m. with interment following in Satsuma, Alabama.