Willie Clarence Coe was 78 when he died on September 12, 2012. A Memphis resident and Army veteran, he spent decades working as a truck driver and was the oldest of eight children born to Willie and Martha Coe. Funeral arrangements included a visitation on September 20, 2012, and a graveside service the next morning at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.

Survivors listed in the notice included his son Tommy Coe and stepsons Leonard Coe and James W. Coe, and it noted an earlier loss of another son, Terry Coe.

Does anyone have information that could help explain what happened to Willie Coe?