Alice Malinda Coats

Graveside services for Alice Malinda Coats, 61, Peace Valley, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Pottersville Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.    

Mrs. Coats passed away at 4:30 a.m., Monday, August 5, 2024, at her home. 

She was born December 7, 1962, at West Plains, Missouri, to David Woodrow Surritte and Magdalene Collins Surritte.  On June 14, 2014, she was married at Judsonia, Arkansas, to William Coats.  Alice was a very strong woman and was a survivor of stage 4 throat cancer.  She was a beloved mother, wife and grandmother.  Alice enjoyed playing yahtzee, June’s Journey, cooking, quilting, hunting, fishing and raising horses.  She loved her friends and family, especially her grandchildren; her family was her life.  Mrs. Coats was a member of the AmVets and was president of her gaming group, Relaxing Beaches.  She was a firm believer in Jesus Christ and was washed in the blood.

She is survived by her husband, William Coats; two children, Caleb Fish (Cheyenne Busbey) and Lori Coats; six grandchildren, Randalynn, Raelyn, Leona and Charlie Fish and Cameron and Tanner Sanders; one brother, Doyle Surritte and wife, Linda; one sister, Rosa Mae Anderson; one brother-in-law, Ray Shunk;  and many nieces and nephews. 

Her parents, one daughter, Amanda Lynch, one sister, Barbara Shunk and two brothers, Donald and Glen Surritte preceded her in death.  

Visitation services will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Friday, at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to the family and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.