Obit of Lucille Fore Coates (c320) - Stephens County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Esther Lamb 12 Mar 1999 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Coates, Fore, Flores, Elastrom, Twitchell, Tapley Lucille Fore Coates, born Aug. 9 1917 in Pilot Point TX to Lewis and Paralee Fore, died March 8 1999 in Ranchwood Nursing Center in Yukon. She married Woodrow Coates on Nov. 6 1936 in Walters and was a resident of Duncan 60 years. Orphaned at the age of 2, she attended numerous schools, accelerated in her studies and graduated valedictorian of her class at the age of 16. She was very active in her church activities, including Nursery and Sunday School classes. She directed church youth programs and was a counselor at youth summer camps. She helped sponsor numerous school functions and was involved as Girl Scott Leader and Den Mother, a Rainbow Mother and a member of the Eastern Star, she was a member of the Art guild. She was employed in several business in Duncan and was a member of the Business and Professional Women's Organization. She was a member of the Westside Christian Church. She is survived by her husband of the home, three daughters and two sons-in-law, Frances Ann and Jim Flores, Jacqueline and Vern Elastrom, and Annette Twitchell, M.D., a brother L.L. Fore, a sister Winnie Gladys Fore Tapley, seven grandchildren, nine great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by six brothers and four sisters. Funeral services were held in the Westside Christian Church in Duncan with Rev. Jerry Black officiating. Burial was in the Duncan Cemetery under the direction of Carter- Smart Funeral Home. --------------------------------------------------------------------