Alvin Terrell Coker Jr., 83, known to many as AT or Terrell, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, August 9, 2017, in the funeral home chapel. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 10, 2017, at the Kirk Cemetery with Reverend Jim Ingram officiating.
Terrell was born in Mart, Texas, to the late Alvin Terrell "Smokey" and Eloyse (Breland) Coker. He attended school in Mart. Terrell always loved to disassemble and rebuild anything electrical or mechanical. He married Mary Jane Hardwick, on December 24, 1951. He enlisted in the U.S, Air Force in 1951 where he was able to continue to rebuild and redesign radios for the Government.
After being honorably discharged from the service, he held several jobs before finding his electronics profession in civil service. This required him and his family to relocate many times during his career. He and his family's last move was to Abilene, Texas, in 1971. He worked for the FAA as an Electronics Technician for 20 years before retiring in 1991. Terrell then began consulting for companies that contracted with the Government to install new radar facilities. In this position, he traveled throughout the U.S. and was able to include his family in many of his adventures.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Bettye Joy Hess and her husband, Roy, and Alva Jane "Janie" Lowe and her husband, Edward Tate Lowe; sister-in-law, Frances (Hardwick) Dollens and husband, Dean; and a granddaughter, Krystal Lynn Young.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane; daughters, Terry Jane Phipps and her husband, Mike, and Sharon Kay Brazell and her husband, Johnny; grandchildren, Christopher Young and his wife, Tara, and Jessica Young; great grandchildren, Ayden and Gracelynn Young, all of Abilene; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and longtime friend, Jerry Thomason, who he fondly referred to as his "Partner in Crime" and Jerry's wife, Wanda.
Terrell was born in Mart, Texas, to the late Alvin Terrell "Smokey" and Eloyse (Breland) Coker. He attended school in Mart. Terrell always loved to disassemble and rebuild anything electrical or mechanical. He married Mary Jane Hardwick, on December 24, 1951. He enlisted in the U.S, Air Force in 1951 where he was able to continue to rebuild and redesign radios for the Government.
After being honorably discharged from the service, he held several jobs before finding his electronics profession in civil service. This required him and his family to relocate many times during his career. He and his family's last move was to Abilene, Texas, in 1971. He worked for the FAA as an Electronics Technician for 20 years before retiring in 1991. Terrell then began consulting for companies that contracted with the Government to install new radar facilities. In this position, he traveled throughout the U.S. and was able to include his family in many of his adventures.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Bettye Joy Hess and her husband, Roy, and Alva Jane "Janie" Lowe and her husband, Edward Tate Lowe; sister-in-law, Frances (Hardwick) Dollens and husband, Dean; and a granddaughter, Krystal Lynn Young.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane; daughters, Terry Jane Phipps and her husband, Mike, and Sharon Kay Brazell and her husband, Johnny; grandchildren, Christopher Young and his wife, Tara, and Jessica Young; great grandchildren, Ayden and Gracelynn Young, all of Abilene; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and longtime friend, Jerry Thomason, who he fondly referred to as his "Partner in Crime" and Jerry's wife, Wanda.
Alvin Terrell Coker Jr., 83, known to many as AT or Terrell, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, August 9, 2017, in the funeral home chapel. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 10, 2017, at the Kirk Cemetery with Reverend Jim Ingram officiating.
Terrell was born in Mart, Texas, to the late Alvin Terrell "Smokey" and Eloyse (Breland) Coker. He attended school in Mart. Terrell always loved to disassemble and rebuild anything electrical or mechanical. He married Mary Jane Hardwick, on December 24, 1951. He enlisted in the U.S, Air Force in 1951 where he was able to continue to rebuild and redesign radios for the Government.
After being honorably discharged from the service, he held several jobs before finding his electronics profession in civil service. This required him and his family to relocate many times during his career. He and his family's last move was to Abilene, Texas, in 1971. He worked for the FAA as an Electronics Technician for 20 years before retiring in 1991. Terrell then began consulting for companies that contracted with the Government to install new radar facilities. In this position, he traveled throughout the U.S. and was able to include his family in many of his adventures.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Bettye Joy Hess and her husband, Roy, and Alva Jane "Janie" Lowe and her husband, Edward Tate Lowe; sister-in-law, Frances (Hardwick) Dollens and husband, Dean; and a granddaughter, Krystal Lynn Young.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane; daughters, Terry Jane Phipps and her husband, Mike, and Sharon Kay Brazell and her husband, Johnny; grandchildren, Christopher Young and his wife, Tara, and Jessica Young; great grandchildren, Ayden and Gracelynn Young, all of Abilene; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and longtime friend, Jerry Thomason, who he fondly referred to as his "Partner in Crime" and Jerry's wife, Wanda.
Terrell was born in Mart, Texas, to the late Alvin Terrell "Smokey" and Eloyse (Breland) Coker. He attended school in Mart. Terrell always loved to disassemble and rebuild anything electrical or mechanical. He married Mary Jane Hardwick, on December 24, 1951. He enlisted in the U.S, Air Force in 1951 where he was able to continue to rebuild and redesign radios for the Government.
After being honorably discharged from the service, he held several jobs before finding his electronics profession in civil service. This required him and his family to relocate many times during his career. He and his family's last move was to Abilene, Texas, in 1971. He worked for the FAA as an Electronics Technician for 20 years before retiring in 1991. Terrell then began consulting for companies that contracted with the Government to install new radar facilities. In this position, he traveled throughout the U.S. and was able to include his family in many of his adventures.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Bettye Joy Hess and her husband, Roy, and Alva Jane "Janie" Lowe and her husband, Edward Tate Lowe; sister-in-law, Frances (Hardwick) Dollens and husband, Dean; and a granddaughter, Krystal Lynn Young.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane; daughters, Terry Jane Phipps and her husband, Mike, and Sharon Kay Brazell and her husband, Johnny; grandchildren, Christopher Young and his wife, Tara, and Jessica Young; great grandchildren, Ayden and Gracelynn Young, all of Abilene; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and longtime friend, Jerry Thomason, who he fondly referred to as his "Partner in Crime" and Jerry's wife, Wanda.
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