COATS REUNION (Aug. 17, 1978) William Henry and Martha Coats came to No Man's Land in 1887, homesteaded two miles east of what is now Tyrone, Okla., and raised their family there. Their descendants gathered together August 5th and 6th for a family reunion at the Mary Frame Park building in Liberal. The oldest person present was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coats, Mrs. Elsie Coats Hoover, who was 88 years old in July. The youngest person pre- sent was Mrs. Hoover's great-granddaughter, Leslie Rose Burns, who was eight weeks old. Saturday was spent visiting with family members they had not seen in some time and getting acquainted with new family members, and also in viewing old photographs and news clippings. Saturday night there was a varied program with music and talks. Especially enjoyed by old and young alike was a duet with the Rev. Dorton Coats playing the guitar and his wife, Helen, playing cow Bells. The group had their own worship service Sunday morning with Rev. Dorton Coats, grandson, of the W.H. Coats, as pastor and the Royalheirs furnishing the music. Two of the Royalheirs, Steve and Dave Davis, are great-grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Coats. Special guests on Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Clyatt Manuel, Venice, Calif.; Mrs. Irene Coats Lang, Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Staples, and Mr. and Mrs. Terry Coats, Troy, Wesley, Tracy and Tammy of Plains, who are all de- scendants of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Benton Coats. Tom Coats was a brother of W.H. Coats. A special guest on Sunday was Glenn Cain of Tyrone, who is a grandson of Sam Dotson, brother of Mrs. W.H. Coats. Others present were: Mrs. Elsie Coats Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hoover, Gloria and Clayton, and Mrs. Yvonne Albright of Tyrone. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Coats, Shawnee, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Coats, Winslow, Ark.; Mr. and Mrs. Jearl Roach, Pasadena, Texas; Mrs. Beverlee Leich, Henry Lee, and Christie Gale, Cresson, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson and Matthew, Collinsville, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Coats, Mrs. Rena Warner, Mrs. Barbara Fricke, Kennedy and Kortney, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Coats and Dena, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hudsonpillar, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Coats, Toni, Marty and Jason, all of Ponca City, Okla. Bill Coats, Story, Ark.; Mrs. Pauline Coats and Cindi, Shidlar, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. William Bulls, Boise City, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mock and Cindy, Clayton, N.M. Mr. and Mrs. Don Coats and family, Walnut, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Coats and family, Tulsa, Okla.; Mrs. Sherry Burns, Sara, Cathy and Leslie, Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Royce Grant and Kenda, Len Herndon, Steve Davis and Dave Davis, all of Amarillo, Texas. Mrs. Nita Woodward and Bill, Baker, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs Bill Brown, Lee and Billy, Miss Jacqueline Faye Weeke of Satanta; the Rev. and Mrs. Dorton Coats, Gem, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Davis, Stephanie and Jeremy, Holcomb, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Malin, Mrs. Flora Hampton and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Davis, Liberal.