Mrs. Margaret Bryan Coker

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Bryan Coker, 77, will be held at 4 o'clock on Sunday, April 24, 2016 in St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. The Rev. Bill Oldland and The Rev. John Foster, III will officiate with burial to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Baxley Residence, 812 Prestwood Drive, Hartsville, SC. Margaret Bryan Coker went home to be with the Lord on April 20, 2016, after an extended illness. Born on July 30, 1938, she lived in Hartsville her entire life. She graduated from Hartsville High School in 1956 and, in the same year, married Daniel Hollis Coker, also of Hartsville. They were married for 47 years until Dan’s death in 2003. Margaret was raised in the Episcopal Church where her grandfather, Rev. Homer Leach Hoover, served as Rector of St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church. She devoted her life to serving the Lord through her church and her family. Margaret was a member of the Daughters of the King, a service ministry within the Episcopal Church. She worked alongside her husband in the family owned business, Fifth Street Cleaners, for 38 years. She exemplified the Proverbs 31 wife and mother while her selfless, kind, and compassionate spirit was felt by everyone she met. After her husband’s death from early onset Alzheimer’s Disease in 2003, she added another lifelong mission to her life. Margaret became a very active advocate for caregivers across the state, serving on the SC Alzheimer’s Association Board and hosting a charity golf tournament in her husband’s memory for 11 years. The funds that were raised supported further research in finding a cure as well as respite care for families and their caregivers. Margaret also facilitated a support group for Alzheimer patients’ caregivers for many years in Hartsville and Darlington. She spent much of her time visiting homes and offering advice and a listening ear to the families. Margaret is survived by her brother, Hugh Blair Bryan of Hartsville, and her extended family of brothers and sister in-laws who always made her feel a part of their family. She has 4 children, Kathy Baxley of Hartsville, Dan H. Coker, Jr., (Becky) of Weaverville,NC, Dick B. Coker (Jackie) of Hartsville, and David H. Coker (Tena) of Hartsville. She was blessed with 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren with her next great-grandchild and her namesake due to join the family in August. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the SC Alzheimer’s Association, 4124 Clemson Boulevard, Suite L, Anderson, SC, 29621, or St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 103 Campus Drive, Hartsville, SC, 29550.

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Mrs. Margaret Bryan Coker

July 30, 1938 - April 20, 2016