Ruby Coker

Ruby Olga Coker, 79, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018. She was born on July 21, 1938, to Aldonse Trebels Mees and Francois Mees, in the Dutch East Indies.

Ruby grew up in Holland after surviving World War II with her family in the Dutch East Indies. In her late teens, her family moved to Chicago to begin a new life in the United States. Ruby served as a registered nurse for many years in hospitals and with her husband, Dr. Leon Randle Coker. She was a longtime resident of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Gonzales, Louisiana. She made many trips to Tanlajas, Mexico with her family over twenty years to help the Huastec Indian population there with medical care. Ruby was a lifelong bridge player, a great source of friendship for all, a devout catholic, and was very active in bible studies within her parish.

Survivors include her son, Francis Coker and his wife, Catherine, of Beaumont; sisters, Wilhelmina Hinkel and her husband, Bob, of Hendersonville, North Carolina and Judy Condron of Wheaton, Illinois; grandchildren, Margaret, Randle, Patrick, Clare, Daniel, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Andrew, Colleen, and Laura Coker; and a host of other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dr. Leon Randle Coker; and sister, Ginger Hennessy.

A gathering of Mrs. Coker’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 13, 2018, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 14, 2018, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 5075 Bigner Road, Beaumont. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 16, 2018, at Roselawn Cemetery, 1201 North Main Street, McAllen.