Funeral Services will be held for Doris Betty Ivester Coker, age 81, of Clarkesville, Georgia at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, January 5, 2020, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel with Rev. Johnny Thomas officiating.
Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens with Rev. Connie Berry officiating.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, January 4, 2020, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Coker went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 31, 2019, following an extended illness.
Born on February 13, 1938, in Clarkesville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Valree Moore Ivester. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Howard Ivester. She was formerly employed for 40 plus years with Scovill Manufacturing Company. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Demorest. In her spare time, she enjoyed sewing, embroidering, crocheting, decorating cakes, growing flowers and cooking.
Survivors include her loving husband of 34 years, O’Dell Coker, of Clarkesville; daughter and son-in-law, Karen Alethea and Douglas Vermon Banks, of Flowery Branch; son and daughter-in-law, Santford Rodney and Paige Jacquelin Knight, of Gainesville; step-daughter and husband, Cindy and Allen Holcomb, of Mt. Airy; step-son and wife, Randy and Regina Coker, of Clarkesville; step-son, Larry Coker, of Clarkesville; grandchildren, Jordan Douglas Banks, Jacob Lewis Banks, Creighton Knight, Kinsey Knight, Adam Christopher Holcomb, Daniel Odell Holcomb, and Thomas Dewey Holcomb; brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Julia Ivester, of Cartersville; and sister-in-law, Mildred Williams, of Baldwin.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Gideons International South Camp P.O. Box 195 Baldwin, GA 30511, Shriner’s Hospital Attn: Office of Development 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive Tampa, FL 33607 or St. Jude Children’s Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105
For those wishing to express online condolences, may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com
Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. 706-778-1700.
