Betty Lou COKER^{[1, 2]}

1937 - 2017  (80 years)

• Name	Betty Lou COKER  [3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1937	Clarendon County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of New Zion, South Carolina Betty Lou Coker Atkinson Betty Lou Coker Atkinson NEW ZION - Betty Lou Coker Atkinson, age 80, died May 20, 2017, at her home after a brief illness. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Pine Dale Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial in Olive Grove Church Cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Mrs. Atkinson was born in Clarendon County a daughter of the late Danny R. Coker and Ethel Driggers Coker. She was a faithful member and church pianist for Pine Dale Pentecostal Holiness Church for 49 years, and had retired from Clarendon School District III, where she was employed for 19 years. She composed the Alma Mater for East Clarendon High School and was also a piano instructor for over 50 years. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecca Lynn Atkinson, an infant son, Rusty Atkinson, three sisters, Burnette C. Coker, Janie Lee Coker and Virginia C. Moore, four brothers, Cleo Coker, A.R. "Jab" Coker, Howard D. "Pompey" Coker, Danny D. "Lucky" Coker. She is survived by a daughter, Sue Atkinson (Scott) McFaddin of Gable; two sons, Barry (Gwen) Atkinson and Danny Atkinson, both of New Zion; a brother, W.L. "Mutt" Coker of Alcolu; six grandchildren, Trent (Ashley) Atkinson, Jenna Atkinson (Jason) Sutton, Aubrey McFaddin and fiancee Jessica Bazen, Colby McFaddin and fiancee Amber Sims, Blaine McFaddin and Dylan Atkinson; five great-grandchildren, Madison Atkinson and Kayden Atkinson, Aniston McFaddin, Easton McFaddin, Mary Harper Sutton; two special friends, Faye Gamble and Annabelle Brown. The family would like to thank the staff of Amedysis Hospice Care and her caregivers, Beebe Coker, Amy Knowlton, Anna Dubose, Tanya Smith and Delores Mickens. Memorials may be made to Pine Dale Church, or Amedysis Hospice, 198 Wesmark Bvld., Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be made at www.floydfuneral.com. Funeral Home Floyd Funeral Home 136 East Main Street Olanta, SC 29114 843-396-4470 Published in The State on May 23, 2017  [1, 3, 5]
  _UID	4265DBD341814E70A1AE670849EE9F7EE755
  Death	20 May 2017	at her home, New Zion, South Carolina
  Burial	23 May 2017	Olive Grove Church Cemetery, Olive Grove Road, Turbeville, South Carolina   [1]
  	Floyd Funeral Home, Olanta, South Carolina
  Person ID	I77192	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Danny Robert COKER   d. Bef 11 Jan 2011
  Mother	Isla Ethel DRIGGERS   d. Bef 11 Jan 2011
  _UID	66B3468C7A8445F2ABCAC80DCF9C02A37AEB
  _UID	66B3468C7A8445F2ABCAC80DCF9C02A37AEB
  Family ID	F47805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cecil ATKINSON
  _UID	2D301CE58276493B801C7AAA2B2104B8A2A1
  _UID	2D301CE58276493B801C7AAA2B2104B8A2A1
  Children	1. Baby Boy Rusty ATKINSON,   b. 20 Oct 1961, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 21 Oct 1961, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 0 years)   2. Rebecca Lynn ATKINSON   d. Bef 20 May 2017   3. Sue ATKINSON   4. Barry ATKINSON   5. Danny ATKINSON
  Family ID	F53623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Joe J.R. COKER
  _UID	2389EE3CFDC14494AC8A9E7CAEA86240B444
  _UID	2389EE3CFDC14494AC8A9E7CAEA86240B444
  Family ID	F181412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S25176] Betty Lou Coker Atkinson. [S28920] William Lavern Coker. [S1462] Cleo Coker. [S2458] Howard D. Coker. [S15532] Dannie Durette “Lucky” Coker.