Anna Claire COKER^[1]

2000 - 2009  (9 years)

• Name	Anna Claire COKER  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	7 Mar 2000	Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Education	she was a third-grade student at Manning Primary School, Manning, South Carolina  [2, 3]
  Education	she was a third-grade student at Manning Primary School, Manning, South Carolina  [2, 3]
  HIST	Date Published: April 25, 2009 ANNA C. COKER ALCOLU - Anna Claire Coker, 9, daughter of Parrish Wayne and Nancy Mixon Coker, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Born March 7, 2000, in Manning, she was a student at Manning Primary School and attended Home Branch Church of God of Prophecy. Surviving are her parents of Alcolu; two sisters, Andrea Coker and Ahbeygayle Coker, both of Alcolu; a brother, Parrish Coker II of Alcolu; maternal grandparents, the Rev. Eddie and Betty Freeman of Manning; paternal grandparents, Jerry and Donna Coker of Alcolu; paternal great-grandmother, Clarine Coker of Alcolu; and paternal great-grandmother, Eloise Timmons of Sumter. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and at other times at the residence of Jerry and Donna Coker, 2028 Tearcoat Road, Alcolu. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Date Published: April 25, 2009 Girl, 9, dies in wreck By ROBERT BAKER Item Staff Writer bbaker@theitem.com ALCOLU — A 9-year-old Alcolu girl was pronounced dead Thursday after a two-car wreck on U.S. 301 near Plowden Mill Road in Alcolu. Anna Coker, 9, daughter of Nancy and Parrish Coker, died about 2:45 p.m. from neck and head trauma after being transported to Clarendon Memorial Hospital, according to Clarendon County Deputy Coroner Bucky Mock. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Anna was riding in a 1995 Buick Regal being driven by her sister Andrea, 17. Sister Abigail, 10, was also a passenger. "The two sisters were transported to the hospital as well with non life-threatening injuries. Anna was not wearing a seatbelt," Mock said. Lance Cpl. Josef Robinson of the highway patrol said Andrea was attempting to turn onto Plowden Mill Road when a 2006 Buick Rendezvous hit her vehicle head-on. "The Rendezvous was traveling south on 301 and (the Regal) was attempting to turn left and failed to yield," Robinson reported. The Rendezvous was carrying April Rembert, 31, of Bishopville and Marvin Farmer, 54, of Alcolu. Both were transported to Clarendon Memorial Hospital and were treated for non life-threatening injuries, Robinson said. Anna was a third-grade student at Manning Primary School. Principal Judy Holmes said Friday that the school's students, faculty and staff were all in a state of shock. "I heard about it at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday," she said. "I could not call her teacher (Peggy Lester) and tell her on the telephone. I drove out to her house to tell her. We were all just devastated by the news." Holmes said she and Lester came back to school Thursday to call parents of students in Anna's class. She said the school's guidance counselors were aided by Manning Elementary School guidance counselors Friday. "We made (those calls) so parents and children would know so they would be somewhat prepared when they came to school (Friday) morning," Holmes said. "(The counselors) talked the children through it. We're all still sort of in a state of shock, really." She said she had spoken with Anna's parents and told them the school would not be the same without Anna's "sweet, sweet smile." "She was a bright and shining star," Holmes said. "She always had a smile on her face." Lester told Holmes that Anna was "small, but powerful." "She was a great student," Holmes said. "She was an all-around outstanding young lady." Contact Staff Writer Robert Baker at bbaker@theitem.com or (803) 435-8511.  [2, 3]
  HIST	Date Published: April 25, 2009 ANNA C. COKER ALCOLU - Anna Claire Coker, 9, daughter of Parrish Wayne and Nancy Mixon Coker, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Born March 7, 2000, in Manning, she was a student at Manning Primary School and attended Home Branch Church of God of Prophecy. Surviving are her parents of Alcolu; two sisters, Andrea Coker and Ahbeygayle Coker, both of Alcolu; a brother, Parrish Coker II of Alcolu; maternal grandparents, the Rev. Eddie and Betty Freeman of Manning; paternal grandparents, Jerry and Donna Coker of Alcolu; paternal great-grandmother, Clarine Coker of Alcolu; and paternal great-grandmother, Eloise Timmons of Sumter. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and at other times at the residence of Jerry and Donna Coker, 2028 Tearcoat Road, Alcolu. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Date Published: April 25, 2009 Girl, 9, dies in wreck By ROBERT BAKER Item Staff Writer bbaker@theitem.com ALCOLU — A 9-year-old Alcolu girl was pronounced dead Thursday after a two-car wreck on U.S. 301 near Plowden Mill Road in Alcolu. Anna Coker, 9, daughter of Nancy and Parrish Coker, died about 2:45 p.m. from neck and head trauma after being transported to Clarendon Memorial Hospital, according to Clarendon County Deputy Coroner Bucky Mock. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Anna was riding in a 1995 Buick Regal being driven by her sister Andrea, 17. Sister Abigail, 10, was also a passenger. "The two sisters were transported to the hospital as well with non life-threatening injuries. Anna was not wearing a seatbelt," Mock said. Lance Cpl. Josef Robinson of the highway patrol said Andrea was attempting to turn onto Plowden Mill Road when a 2006 Buick Rendezvous hit her vehicle head-on. "The Rendezvous was traveling south on 301 and (the Regal) was attempting to turn left and failed to yield," Robinson reported. The Rendezvous was carrying April Rembert, 31, of Bishopville and Marvin Farmer, 54, of Alcolu. Both were transported to Clarendon Memorial Hospital and were treated for non life-threatening injuries, Robinson said. Anna was a third-grade student at Manning Primary School. Principal Judy Holmes said Friday that the school's students, faculty and staff were all in a state of shock. "I heard about it at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday," she said. "I could not call her teacher (Peggy Lester) and tell her on the telephone. I drove out to her house to tell her. We were all just devastated by the news." Holmes said she and Lester came back to school Thursday to call parents of students in Anna's class. She said the school's guidance counselors were aided by Manning Elementary School guidance counselors Friday. "We made (those calls) so parents and children would know so they would be somewhat prepared when they came to school (Friday) morning," Holmes said. "(The counselors) talked the children through it. We're all still sort of in a state of shock, really." She said she had spoken with Anna's parents and told them the school would not be the same without Anna's "sweet, sweet smile." "She was a bright and shining star," Holmes said. "She always had a smile on her face." Lester told Holmes that Anna was "small, but powerful." "She was a great student," Holmes said. "She was an all-around outstanding young lady." Contact Staff Writer Robert Baker at bbaker@theitem.com or (803) 435-8511.
  Religion	she attended Home Branch Church of God of Prophecy  [3]
  Religion	she attended Home Branch Church of God of Prophecy  [3]
  _UID	9248363F94A04C93BA7612A0954FA2F3BD80
  _UID	9248363F94A04C93BA7612A0954FA2F3BD80
  Death	23 Apr 2009	Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina
  Burial	27 Apr 2009  [2]
  	Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, Manning, South Carolina Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, Manning, South Carolina
  Person ID	I241177	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Parrish Wayne COKER, I
  Mother	Nancy FREEMAN
  _UID	496EBDF33ECE4EF7A44A566DCEB19F52D952
  _UID	496EBDF33ECE4EF7A44A566DCEB19F52D952
  Family ID	F162796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S23930] Ruby K. Coker. [S12101] Anna C. Coker. [S12102] Girl, 9, dies in wreck. [S16077] Alcolu native, 21, dies in single-vehicle wreck. [S16081] Parrish W. Coker II. [S22716] Eden Olivia Coker.