Michael Anthony Coatney, Sr. was born January 2, 1949 in Henderson, Tennessee the son of Betty Jo Tucker Richardson and the late Walter Buel Coatney.
Mr. Coatney departed this life on November 15, 2009 in Enville, Tennessee at the age of 60 Year Old.
He graduated from Chester County High School in 1967 and attended Jackson State Community College prior to being drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam War. After service he returned to Jackson and was employed at HO Fogie for several years and later worked as a counselor for JACOA, Aspell,and Turning Point, Rehabilitation Centers.
He is survived by a son, Michael Anthony Coatney II and wife Casey of Jackson, TN; four sisters, Brenda Clark of Columbia, SC, Susan Bower of Macon , Ga., Anita Henley of Henderson, Tn, Norita Hill of Hornsby, Tn; three brothers, Buddy Richardson of Jackson, Tn, Ricky Richardson of Scotts Hill, Tn, Ronnie Richardson of Arlington, Tn; two grandchildren, Xane Coatney , and Miah Coatney of Jackson, Tn