EULA MAE MCCASLIN COKER, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 18th, 2017.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Orion E. Coker; sons, Troy and Clinton; baby girl, Debra Kay; brothers, Ardie and Marshall Jr.; and sisters, Bonnie Rash, Alline Burnett, Opal Brewer, and Vera Boyd, daughter-in-law Yvonne Coker and sons-in-law Charles W. Linkhart and David Gilbert. She is survived by 3 children, Jeffrey Coker, Sharon Tamez and husband Eliud “Ellie”, Shirlene Williams and husband J.D.; 3 grandchildren, Matthew Gilbert and wife Jennifer, Joshua Gilbert and wife Christy, Amber Grootemaat and husband Dodge; 4 great-grandchildren, Casey, Lilly, Bailey and Cory; 1 sister, Betty Wheat, as well as many other treasured family and friends who she loved like family.

Eula was born in Corsicana, Texas to Marshall and Augusta “Guster” McCaslin.  During her time on this Earth she was so much to so many: a teacher, a seamstress, a baker, a gardener, a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, an aunt, a neighbor, a treasured friend.  She found joy in the simple beauties of nature and in the sweet moments shared with the ones she loved.  She worked tirelessly and loved deeply and she will be greatly missed.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 14th, 2017 at Corley Funeral Home, 418 North 13th Street, Corsicana, Texas 75110.  A small graveside service will be held for family at Eureka Cemetery where she will be buried alongside her husband.  A reception/lunch to celebrate her life will follow.  

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