Willie Randolph (Ranny) Coke was born on June 27, 1935 the son of the late Verdell and Ailene Coke.
Mr. Coke was a commercial construction worker. He was a Nascar fan and loved dirt track stock car racing. He was known by many as "Daddy-O."
He departed this life on April 25, 2011 in Jackson, Tennessee after an extended illness. Mr. Coke is survived by two sisters, Dorothy Louise Seals of Cleveland, MS; Mary Lillian Spencer of Memphis, TN; four nieces and a nephew, several cousins and his lifetime friends, Perry and Faye Ragan Baldwin, Chris Ragan (Phyllis and Caleb), Phillip Ragan (Sharon, Daniel, Brian and Stephen), Kathy Ragan (Matt, Kaley and Ragan), Keith Ragan (Ryan, Preston and Kerri Beth), Randall Ragan (McKinley and Mallory) and Mandy Baldwin Thomas (Fred and Logan) all of Chewalla, TN.
Other than his parents, Mr. Coke was preceded in death by a sister, Theta May Coke.