Jewell "Granny Jewell" Coker

Jewell Maxine Ellis Clayton (Granny Jewell) Coker was born October 10, 1928 in Bethel Springs, TN the daughter of the late William (Bill) Ellis and Jessie Humphrey Ellis. She departed this life on March 9, 2022 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 93 Years, 4 Months, 27 Days.

Mrs. Coker retired from Brown Shoe Company. She was very meticulous in all aspects of her life. She loved gospel music, especially the Gaither Vocal Band. Talking on the phone was a favorite pastime. It was normal to see her with a cell phone in one hand and the home phone in the other hand. She was also known for making the best cornbread, biscuits and chocolate gravy, but you couldn't get the recipes from her because it was all in her head. She knew what to put in there without even measuring.

She is survived by two grandchildren, Jeremy Clayton and wife Joanna, and Millie Strickland and husband Allen; three great grandchildren: Anna Kate Whitley, Hunter Dawson and wife Kara, and Hailey Dawson; a great great grandchild, Aubree Gates and one on the way, a great great granddaughter, Tommi Jane Dawson; step grandchildren: Kristie Doyle, Monica Kiestler, and R. J. Bauer; as well as a host of step great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Coker was preceded in death by her first husband, Jess Clayton; second husband, Terry Coker; two sons, Rickey Clayton and Michael Clayton; four sisters: Mae Sanders, Frieda Holland, June Hill, and Martha Whitehurst; five brothers: Jack Ellis, Orlanda Ellis, Earl Ellis, J. P. Ellis, and Allen Ellis.