Larry Wayne Coker

Funeral Service will be 2:00 pm Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Collier-Butler Funeral Home for Larry Wayne Coker of Southside, who passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Rev. Bill Drummons will officiate. Burial will be at Williams-Southside Memorial Park. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services in charge of arrangements.

Larry was a lifelong resident of Southside, Alabama and the youngest of 17 children. He graduated from Southside High School in 1967, where he played baseball, basketball and football (Coach Bear Bryant wanted him to play football for him). On August 5, 1967 he married his high school sweetheart, Peggy. He later graduated from Gadsden State Community College and worked at Goodyear for 48 years. Larry almost always had a garden and could fix almost anything. He also loved fishing, snake catching and especially deer hunting. He loved aggravating to the point you never knew what critter he would scare you with. Larry always put his family first, never wanting to miss anything his kids or grandkids did.

He is preceded in death by his parents Sam and Cammie Coker; siblings J.W. (Marguerite) Coker, Audrey (Cookie) Coker, Marguerite (Jim) McClure, Glenn (Zoe) Benefield, Jackie (Sue) Coker, Liz (Roland) Hester, Wallace Coker, JoAnn (Allen) Gray and Butch Coker.

Larry is survived by his wife of 54 years, Peggy Abernathy Coker; children Brian (Staci) Coker, Tonya (Tim) Orr, Suzi (Dan) Stewart; grandchildren, Daulton Coker, Dantley (Madison) Coker, Emilee Coker, Gavin Orr, Garrett Orr, Gracie Orr, Drake Stewart, and Cami Stewart; great-grandchildren, Briar Coker and Sloan Coker; siblings Bobby (Patsy) Coker, George Oates, Mary (Bill) Noah, Kenneth (Judy) Coker, Pauline Lee and Sharon Coker, along with several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be grandsons: Daulton Coker, Dantley Coker, Drake Stewart, Gavin Orr, and Garrett Orr; close friend George Lancaster, nephew Stacey Coker; and sons-in-law: Tim Orr, and Dan Stewart.

Honorary pallbearers are great-grandsons Briar and Sloan Coker.

Special thanks to Encompass Hospice: Lisa Irby, Brandon Thrasher, Jamie Moore, Jenna Francey, Barbara Townsel, Candy Ledford and others; Dr. Jason Ayers and staff; Southside Family Pharmacy; and many family, friends, hunting buddies, and Goodyear co-workers.

Family will receive friends from 12:30- 2:00 pm at the funeral home prior to the service. Please dress casual.

Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.collier-butler.com for the Coker family.