William Richard Coker

William began his journey on this earth in Chicago, Illinois, on June 3, 1994. From his earliest years, he expressed a thirst for knowledge. Throughout his life, he continued a quest to understand the intricate details of God’s great universe. In 2012, he graduated from Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee. After graduation, he spent two years determining his path at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and realized his passion to be philosophy and understanding the complexity of the universe. He always tried to be the best person he could be and influenced those around him to strive to be better. He was a rising senior and set to graduate in May 2016. While at UT, he participated in the Rugby Club and several athletic pursuits representing his fraternity. He was a member of the Epsilon Eta chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity badge number 1570. While enjoying the majesty of one of God’s creations with his friends at Lake Chickamauga, he was tragically injured. God carried William home to answer all of his questions about the universe. God knew the influence William would have on Earth, but He has a greater calling for him in Heaven. William had completed what God had for him on this earth and had fulfilled his purpose here. William passed away on Sunday June 21, 2015. He was preceded in death by his father Ricky Coker, paternal grandparents Bill Coker and Audrie Coker Walters, and maternal grandfather William Paul Moore. He is survived by his mother Sarah Moore Coker, sister Elizabeth Coker, and maternal grandmother Ople Moore. Aunts and uncles: Greg and Rhonda Moore, Sammy and Martha Garner, Paul Allen and Estelle Moore, Greg and Nancy Coker, Bobby and Karen Sanders, and Cathy Cook. Numerous cousins, friends, and brothers of Sigma Nu. Visitation will be held at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel, Mississippi on Friday June 26, 2015 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The funeral will be held in the chapel at the funeral home on Saturday June 27, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. with burial immediately following at Hinton Cemetery in Ellisville, Mississippi. The Reverend Norman Hartshorn will officiate. Pallbearers will be Cory Bruntz, Daniel Osbourne, Wesley Smith, Will Parks, Nick Wellman, and Jeremy Soble.

William Richard Coker

June 3, 1994 - June 21, 2015