Dallas Co., TX - Obit: Wake Houston Coats ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Research Committee USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** Wake Houston Coats (15 Mar 1875 - 26 Feb 1954) Dallas Morning News 27 Feb 1954 Wake Coats, Veteran Peace Officer, Dies Wake H. Coats, 78, of 728 North Beckley, a veteran Dallas County peace officer, died Friday in a Dallas hospital following a long illness. He was born near Mesquite and in his early life was a farmer in the Mesquite community. He became a deputy sheriff while Arthur Ledbetter was sheriff and served for about thirty years as a peace officer. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Coats, pioneer settlers of the Mesquite community. He was a Methodist and a Mason. Survivors include his wife; a son, Barney C. Coats; and one daughter, Mrs. Brittie Stinson, all of Dallas. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday at the Anderson Clayton Funeral Home in Mesquite. Dr. Wallace Bassett, pastor of Cliff Temple Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be at Long Creek Cemetery near Mesquite.