J.W. Coker, pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church, Evergreen, for more than five years, died Dec. 25 following an extended illness.
Coker served as pastor of churches in Alabama and Mississippi for 41 years including First Baptist, Fulton; Southside Baptist, Andalusia and Catawba Springs Baptist, Brewton. He graduated from Clark College in Newton, Miss., and served as moderator of several associations during his ministry. Coker was buried at Carmel Baptist Church, Meridian, Miss. He is survived by his wife, Claudia, and three children.
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