Coker Funeral Home

In 1959 John and Delores Coker purchased the Funeral Home in Sanger Texas and proudly almost 50 years later we are still a local family owned and operated funeral home in Jacksboro as well as Sanger and Decatur, Texas. Mike and Jill Coker had a vision to raise their family in a rural community full of pride and tradition and be an active part of that community. After much researching and planning the Coker Family purchased the Maddox-Hawkins Funeral Home in Jacksboro in 1990. The funeral home already had deep roots into Jack County as it was owned and operated by a native of Jack County.

We are proud of our funeral directors and staff, each of who are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of excellence in funeral service as well as being active members of the community. We take pride in our ability to meet the needs of every family. We genuinely care about our friends and neighbors.

Our Staff

	Michael G. Coker grew up in Sanger Texas and graduated from high school there. He attended Tarleton University and graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in 1981. A member of the local Masonic Lodge, Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce, Mike stays active in his church and his community and enjoys hunting and fishing. Jill grew up in Krum, Texas and attended high school there. She attended University of North Texas and graduated from North Central Texas College with a degree in Nursing and attained a Registered Nurse license. When she moved to Jacksboro she retired from nursing to stay at home with their children. She now works at Coker Funeral Home concentrating on our personalization services. She has always had a love for art and photography. She also enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering her time for her church and her community. Mike and Jill have two children Grey and Katie who are both attending college in Lubbock, Texas. They are all members of First Baptist Church, Jacksboro.
	David Moore joined the Coker Funeral Home team in 1991, after graduating from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. While his main responsibilities are directing funerals and embalming, he has a heart for ministering to people, especially in times of grief. David's faith in the Lord Jesus Christ gives him extra measures of love and compassion for families with whom he meets. David has high regards for the community of Jacksboro and is involved in many organizations that promote its growth and quality of life. He is a volunteer fireman with the Jacksboro Volunteer Fire Department, where he also serves as secretary/treasurer. He is one of many directors at the Jacksboro Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Parks and Recreation Board. David and his wife Melissa married in 1991. They spend much of their time in children's and adult ministries with their church, Live Oak Baptist. Balancing his time between community obligations and home is a high priority. Because David has three young daughters whom he adores, his hobbies include backyard tea parties and barbeques, flying kites and fly fishing, hide-n-seek and hunting.
	B.J. Nunley was raised in Jacksboro where he graduated from high school in 1992. He then entered the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service and graduated in 1993. Before joining the staff of Coker Funeral Home in April of 1996, he worked for funeral homes in Granbury, Texas as well as Weatherford, Texas. B.J. is an ordained minister and pastors the Bible Baptist Church in Jacksboro. He is also active in the community, volunteering as a coach and umpire in the Jacksboro Little League Soccer and Baseball Leagues; he is a member of the Jacksboro Ministerial Alliance; and serves on the Board of Directors of both the Concerned Citizens of Jacksboro and the Jacksboro Lions Club. Roberta was also raised in Jacksboro and graduated from Jacksboro High School in 1995. She is very active in the church that she and B.J. lead, serving in the Women’s Auxiliary and prayer group as well as teaching the Beginner’s Sunday School Class. Roberta is also active in the community, serving as a “Team Mom” for the Little League soccer and baseball teams and volunteers at the Jacksboro Elementary School from time to time where their son is a student. She is a stay at home mom, which is a full-time job in itself as Roberta and B.J. have two children, Caleb and Ashlyn.
	Mary Ann Wigington has been with Coker Funeral Home since June of 2002 working as Office Manager/Secretary. Mary was born and raised in Jacksboro. She is the daughter of Onita Farris Wigington and the late Joe Melvin Wigington. She graduated from Jacksboro High School in 1970; attended Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas; and then traveled with an evangelistic team, Early Church on Wheels doing door to door witnessing. After living in Wichita Falls, Texas for 12 years working as a Medical Insurance Clerk, she returned to Jacksboro in 1985. She was instrumental in setting up the offices of the Jack County Medical Clinic in Faith Community Hospital, and the local Edward Jones Office; served as a board member of the Regional Family Resource Center for several years acting as secretary; is a Certified Volunteer Chaplain and served 3 years as Volunteer over the choir at the John R. Lindsey State Jail, was Praise and Worship leader at the First Assembly of God Church; and is currently Secretary/Treasurer of the Lynn Creek Cemetery Association. Mary enjoys sharing her testimony of being healed of rheumatoid arthritis as a child; singing and playing the piano; studying the Bible; sewing, crocheting; counted cross-stitch; and reading.
	Idell Hutto Hawkins was born on October 11, 1921 in Bridgeport, Texas. Her parents were Chester (Jack) and Virginia Hutto. She graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1939 and married Jack Hawkins on February 26, 1939. They had four children; Jackie (deceased 1966), Jill, Dub and Danny. She has seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Jack passed away soon after their 60 th wedding anniversary in 1999. Idell has worked in the funeral business for many years, sixty with the Hawkins Funeral Home and seven with Coker Funeral Home. She also operated Jack and Jill Flowers with her husband for almost 40 years. She enjoys reading, golf and oil painting. She feels blessed with a great family, co-workers and friends.