Rosalie Coats

Services for Rosalie Leigh Lovett Coats will be held Saturday, at 10 a.m., at Webb Chapel with Pastor Jack White and Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Coats, 92, of Meridian, went to be face to face with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. She was a lifelong member of St. Patricks Catholic Church. Mrs. Coats attended St. Aloysius School and Meridian High School. She and her husband were active members of the Utopian Club, where they enjoyed dancing and traveling, First Nighters of the MLT, and members of the Northwood Country Club. She was an avid bridge player. She worked with her husband in their business, Coats and Coats Personnel Consultants, where she helped many people find good jobs. Mrs. Coats was also a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Descendants of the American Revolution. Our heartfelt thanks and prayers are extended to the Management and staff of Poplar Springs Nursing Center for their love and care for Mrs. Coats.

She is survived by her son, David Lewis Coats and his children: Sherry, Denise, David, Kim and Gene son, G.C.Tom Coats III, his wife Genie and their children: Elizabeth Leigh, Graham, Ninette and Lela 20 greatgrandchildren five greatgreatgrandchildren and was a gracious and loving Mamaw to all.

She was preceded in death by her husband, G.C. Jiggs Coats Jr. her father, James Lovett mother, Aileen Lovett Morton sister, Elizabeth Blanchard and her aunt, Ninetta Park.

Pallbearers will be Bubba Buchanan, Stu Bosarge, Wendell Cook, Jere Skelton, Richard Gough, Ronny Pfeifer and Jimmy Hoffer.

Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at jamesfwebb.com.

Visitation will be today, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.

Visitation

James F. Webb Funeral Home
2514 7th Street
Meridian, MS  39301
Friday, April 13, 2012
6:00 to 8:00 pm

Service

Chapel

James F. Webb Funeral Home
2514 7th Street
Meridian, MS  39301
Saturday, April 14, 2012
1000 am

Cemetery

Magnolia Cemetery
23rd Ave.
Meridian, MS  39301