Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....COKER , Leon Alexander  May 18 2002
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"The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, May 22, 2002
Leon A. Coker

Leon Alexander Coker of Woodland died on May 18, 2002, at Palm Gardens in
Woodland. He was 79.

He was born on Jan. 2, 1923, in Soper, Okla., to the late Robert H. and Ruth
Elza (Arbaugh) Coker. He grew up in Pottawatomie County, Okla. He was a resident
of Yolo County for the past 35 years.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 in the Pacific Theater of Operation
for nine months with the 99th Field Artillery Battalion. He was employed for 50
years at Contadina Foods.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma Odell Coker, in 1992.

He is survived by his son, Tom Coker and his wife Susan of Woodland, and his
grandchildren, Emily and Paul Coker, both of Woodland. He is also survived by
his brother, James Coker and his wife Maryann of Oklahoma; sister, Mable Locklin
and her husband Bill of Jamestown; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at McNary's Chapel, 458 College St.,
Woodland. A funeral will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday at McNary's Chapel, with
Pastor Shelby Rogers officiating. Interment will follow the service at Woodland
Cemetery.


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Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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