Joe Coates, 79, died Sunday. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Pat (Skelton) Coates; sons, Ronald, Gary and Phillip Coates; a sister, Frances Tilley; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m. Services: Wednesday, 10 a.m., Powell Funeral Home Chapel in Bald Knob. Interment: Woodman Cemetery. www.powellfuneralhome.net.

Published August 22, 2017