Ms. Mary Jo Coker

January 7, 1943 - September 30, 2020

Graveside Service for Ms. Mary Jo Coker, 77, of Alexander City, Alabama will be Friday, October 2, 2020 at 11:00 am at the Hillview Memorial Park. Rev. Shane Dye will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Radney Funeral Home. Ms. Coker passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Russell Medical. She was born on January 7, 1943 in Elmore County, Alabama to Jim Henry Smith and Annie Wall Smith. She loved her family; especially her grandchildren. Ms. Coker loved gardening, canning, quilting, being outdoors and painting. She also loved to travel with her husband to the Great Smokey Mountains and to Bellingrath Gardens. She is survived by her daughter, Kimberly Coker Whetstone (Jerry); son, Mike Coker (Joy Tadlock); grandchildren, Kim Eckstrand (David), Cliff Whetstone, Landon Coker (Leighton), Cameron Tadlock, Bailey Tadlock, Mary Beth Coker (Carter Jones) and Gage Whetstone (Alyssa); great-grandchildren, Bradlee, Ronnie, Kayne, Mason and Alyssa; great great granddaughter, Oaklyn Claire; sisters, Martha Kassell and Gail Robbins; brother, Bobby Smith and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Larry Coker; grandson, Kevin Whetstone; four sisters; three brothers and her parents. The family asks that everyone please observe COVID guidelines, wear a mask, and practice social distance during this time. All visitations and services will be held in compliance with the mandated rules from Alabama Dept of Public Health.