Wanda L. Coates Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Wanda L. Coates (Madison, Illinois), born in Granite City, Illinois, who passed away on September 30, 2019 at the age of 48. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her husband Charles Coates; her grandfather Jerry Wiley; and her aunt Madine Wiley. She is survived by: her children, Charisse Collins of Madison, IL and Alex Blackmon of Chicago, IL; her mother Geraldine Wiley; her grandmother Dorothy Wiley of Madison, IL; her siblings, Becky Wiley of Alton, IL, Melissa Wiley of Granite City, IL, Gerald Wiley of Granite City, IL, Quentin Wiley of Granite City, IL, Ricky Williams, Ulysses Crenshaw and Everett Jackson; her aunts and uncles, Vera Browley of Madison, IL, Betty Jewels (Joe) of Modesto, CA, Delois Hill of San Jose, CA, Nadine Wiley of Madison, IL, Pastor Carl Wiley (Barbara) of Madison, IL, Ronald Wiley of Madison, IL, Terry Wiley (Sherrie) of Collinsville, IL and Gary Wiley (Diana) of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; her close friends, Sonya Brown, Cateena Wade, Valeria Dumas and Andrea McNeese; her nephew Keith Hicks; her goddaughter Ashley; her stepsons, Trevon Rucker and Samuel Rucker; and her fiancé Samuel Rucker Sr.. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.