COATES, Bruce Columbus

1917 - 2010  (93 years)

• Name	COATES, Bruce Columbus
  Birth	2 Oct 1917	Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	14 Apr 1930	Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Attended School
  Residence	16 Apr 1940	Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Death	23 Dec 2010	Denton, Denton, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Address: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
  	Bruce Columbus Coates,93, of Denton, died Thursday December 23, 2010 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. Mr. Coates was born on October 2, 1917 in Kerens, Texas to Anderson Bruce and Maggie Bell(Howell ) Coates. He was married to Clara Almeda McSween on October 31, 1941 in Burkburnett, Texas. They had been happily married for 65 years when Clara passed away on October 15, 2008. Bruce was a member of first Christian Church of Denton for 60 years. He was a member of Denton Lions Club for 60 years and served as president in 1955. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during WW II. He worked for many years in the automotive field at various dealerships including Leon McNatt and Moritz / Don Davis. Bruce is survived by his son, Robert Bruce Coates and his wife Debbie of Denton; sister Theora Baker of Arlington; a grandson, Bruce Kyle Coates and his wife Tami of Hickory Creek, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Destiny Stone,Noah Stone, Claire Coates and Cole Coates; nieces and nephew, Sharon Kinsey, Selah Hicks, Tim Baker, Chris and Brenda McSween, Roger and Liz McSween, Terry and Cami McSween, Larry and Wendy McSween Susie Creason, and Cindy Walters.
  Person ID	I166	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	COATES, Anderson Bruce,   b. 20 Feb 1889, Rural Shade, Navarro, Texas, United States d. 10 Jul 1968, Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	HOWELL, Maggie Bell,   b. 5 Jul 1895, Mindin, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States d. 10 Apr 1985, Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1915	Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States   [1]
  Residence	14 Apr 1930	Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	16 Apr 1940	Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as A. Bruce and Maggie Bell Coates
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MCSWEEN, Clara Almeda,   b. 27 Mar 1918, Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas d. 15 Oct 2008, Denton, Denton, Texas, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1942	Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, United States   [1, 4]
  Children	1. COATES, Robert Bruce
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Clara McSween Coates and Bruce Columbus Coates 1986
  		Bruce Columbus Coates on Coates' land, 1986
  		Bruce Columbus Coates on Coates' land, 1986
  		Bruce Columbus Coates and Clara McSween Coates 2000
  		Coates and Collins Family Members Back l-r: Milvid Theressa Collins, Bruce Columbus Coates Front l-r: Lena Deane Collins, Theora Agnes Coates,
  		Some Coates Family Members and their friends (l-r) Theora Agnes Coates, Laverne Crawford, Billie Ruth Arnold Coates, Bruce Columbus Coates, Jack Nash. Taken in 1936 on Coates' land near the home of Sarah Theressa Ingram Coates and Bruce Burton Coates.
  		Coates Family and Friends Gathering in 1936 Back l-r: Lena Deane Collins, Bruce Columbus Coates, Milvid Theressa Collins, Woodrow Royce Massey, Lavern Crawford Middle l-r: Howard Burton Coates, Billy Ruth Arnold, Theora Coates Baker, Unknown person Front l-r: Donovan Robert Coates, Raycene Coates, John Robert McSween (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S295] Justin Sanders, Mobile, Alabama - Ingram Descendent. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, J.P. #3, Navarro, TX ED 175-25 Page 18B Dwelling 157. [S427] 1940 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 3, Navarro, Texas, ED 157-30, Page 6B, Dwelling 120, 1940 United States Census. [S114] Miscellaneous, Email from Sharon Lynn Kinsey.