Obituaries: Magee Coats, 1948, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: February 5, 1948 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Magee Coats, Native of Winnfield, Dies in Los Angeles, Calif. Magee Coats, about 48, died at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., Monday night, according to a telegram received by his cousins, Mary Riser and Mrs. George Larson. Funeral services were held in Los Angeles Thursday afternoon. Born in Winnfield, Mr. Coats moved to Texas, and later to California, with his parents, the late Mrs. Josie Magee Coats and Mr. Ben Coats, who will be remembered here as editor of one of the early newspapers in Winnfield. Mr. Magee Coats had been an employee of the Los Angeles Times for more than 25 years. He is survived by his wife, one son, and several daughters, and a number of brothers and sisters.