I'm passing on an obit of a Shawnee High School graduate (Perry Co., OH) who was interested in genealogy & loved to talk about the good old days in Shawnee, Perry Co., Ohio. Walter was a great friend to me & my hobby of family research. Surnames mentioned in obit: CASICA, COATES, ESSER, GILLESPIE, HOGAN, LAVEY, PELFREY, O'BRIEN, ROLLER, SHELINE Additional surnames mentioned in my comment: HARLOW, SKINNER, TAYLOR __________________________________________ http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/11/06/walter-h-coates Posted Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007 in the Cronicle Obituaries online. Walter H. COATES, 87, of Elyria, died Sunday, November 4, 2007, at Community Health Partners, Lorain. He was born January 14, 1920, in Shawnee, where he was a1938 graduate of Shawnee High School. After graduation, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He moved to Elyria around 1941 and worked in his family’s business, COATES Brothers Roofing. He was also employed at York International in Elyria where he retired in 1982. He enjoyed playing cards, traveling and his dog, Sheba. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Evelyn M. (nee HOGAN) of Elyria; sons, Robert of Lorain and Gary of Elyria; daughters, Barbara CASICA of Auburndale, Fla., and Jean LAVEY of Lorain; grandchildren, Andy and Steve PELFREY, Dawayne, Bryan, Bradley and Robert COATES, Jackie ESSER and Jennifer COATES;12 great-grandchildren; and brother, Jack COATES of Grafton. He was preceded in death by his son, David COATES; brothers, Charles, Richard, Gilbert, Billie and Don COATES; sisters Margaret SHELINE, Lenora O’BRIEN and Vinnie COATES; parents, Gilbert and Margaret (nee GILLESPIE) COATES . Visitation will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2007, and 10 a.m. Thursday, November 8, 2007, until 11 a.m. funeral services at Grace Baptist Church, 719 Root Road, Lorain. The Rev. Jay ROLLER will officiate. Burial will beat Elmwood Cemetery, Lorain. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Dicken Funeral Home, Elyria, is in charge of arrangements. ____________________________________________ Walter's parents were: Margaret GILLESPIE & Gilbert COATES Walter's grandparents were: Vinnie R. HARLOW & Charles T. COATES Walter's maternal great-grandparents were: Martha Jane SKINNER & Thomas Clark HARLOW Walter's paternal great-grandparents were: Ellen TAYLOR & Charles E. COATES (immigrants from Bilston, Staffordshire, England who first moved to Carbon, Huntingdon Co., PA, then Shawnee, Salt Lick Twp., Perry Co., OH) Best Wishes, Donna Mollaun ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com