Donald Coates Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Donald Coates of Bedford, Texas, born in Louisville, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 72, on July 5, 2020. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Donald Coates to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Fredrick Coates and Dorothy Elbert; and his grandson Brendan Farnan. He is survived by: his wife Karen Coates (Sowders); his children, Melissa Farnan (Doug), Erica Joslen (Matt), Shannon White (Robert), Jeremy Coates (Hannah), Elisabeth Lorenz (Dominic) and Samuel Coates (Melody); his grandchildren, Blake White (Olivia), Morgan Bassett (Zach), Austin White, Adam Coates, Kaitlyn Gibson, Samuel Coates, Trevor Farnan, Madeline Gibson, Logan White, Danielle Farnan, Ian Gibson, Kaleigh Farnan, Evelyn Coates, Gavin Farnan, Lucas White, Ashlyn Lorenz, Brayden Lorenz, Paul Coates, Camdyn Lorenz, Grace Coates and Abigayle Coates; and his great grandchildren, Jordyn Pitman, Brynlee Bassett, Collin White, Broxen Bassett, Finn Coates, Andrew White, Forrest Coates and Oliver White. He is also survived by his six children, twenty-two grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
