Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....COSTON, ROBERT D.  July 7, 2016
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News Star World - July 09, 2016
ROBERT D. COSTON

Robert D. (Bob) Coston, Ph.D., passed away on Thursday, July 7 at the Ogeechee 
Area Hospice Inpatient Facility in Statesboro, Georgia. He was born on April 
26, 1942 in Monroe, Louisiana.

Bob graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and received his 
doctorate in economics from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He 
began his professional career at Georgia Southern University where he held the 
positions of Professor of Economics; Associate Dean of the School of Business; 
Director, Center for Management Development; Professor and Head, Department of 
Economics. He also developed numerous real estate properties. His expertise in 
economics led him to become one of the leading Consulting Economists in the 
United States. He also served in many civic and professional organizations and 
authored numerous publications. He was a member of St. Matthews Catholic Church 
in Statesboro. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Frances 
Coston and his brother and sister Buddy and Martha Ann.

Bob is survived by Jackie Schmidt Coston, his wife of 48 years; three 
daughters, Lise Coston-Fogg and her husband Chris and their daughter Adeline, 
of Atlanta, Georgia; Mary Coston, of Brooklyn, New York; and Lillie Coston of 
Atlanta, Georgia.

Rosary services will Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson 
Funeral Home.

The family will receive visitors from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Joiner 
Anderson Funeral Home. A mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday at 
11:00 a.m. at St. Matthews Catholic Church with Father Mike Smith officiating. 
The body will lie in state from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m.

Interment will be held in Louisiana.

Pall bearers will be Chris Fogg, Walter Moore, Gary Cox, Kenneth Slomosky, 
Jimmy Franklin and Marcus Seligman.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to St. Matthews 
Catholic Church, 221 John Paul Ave., Statesboro 30458; Open Hearts Community 
Mission (Homeless Shelter), P. O. Box 2048, Statesboro 30459 or Ogeechee Area 
Hospice, P. O. Box 531, Statesboro 30459.

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