Richard A. Coakley

Richard A. Coakley, 80 Richard Allen Coakley, 80, a resident of Dayton, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at his home. Mr. Coakley was born on May 23, 1930, in Mt. Clinton and was the son of the late John W. Sr. and Ethel Swank Coakley. He was a United States Army Korean War Veteran, serving stateside. He retired from the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier, and was a member of the American Legion Post 27. He was a member of the Dayton United Methodist Church. On July 10, 1954, he married Adele G. Coakley who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Sherry Lynn Pebworth and husband Otto of Broadway, Toni C. Harris and husband Billy of North Carolina, and Heidi C. Myers and husband Jon of Dayton; and two grandchildren, Wesley A. Harris and Courtney M. Harris. Mr. Coakley was preceded in death by two brothers, John W. Coakley, Jr. and C. Eugene Coakley, and a sister, Winifred Coakley. Reverend Steven Byrd and The Reverend Christopher D. Carr will conduct a funeral service at Dayton United Methodist Church, Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Salem Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening at the McMullen Funeral Home from 7 until 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to RMH Hospice, 2010 Health Campus Drive, Harrisonburg, Va. 22801 or to the Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department, 304 N. Main Street, Bridgewater, Va. 22812. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mcmullenfh.com.