Willie Coe

Willie Coe was a Memphis resident whose death on September 12, 2012 marked the end of a long life that is remembered by family and the community. Public records and memorial listings show he was 78 at his death and was buried at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, a detail that indicates military service and a life that included service to country.

Although a full, family‑published obituary matching the exact date could not be located in the public obituary archives, the available records make clear that Willie was known locally and that his loss was felt by those who cared for him. Public case and memorial listings identify his name, age, and place of burial, and a memorial entry collected by cold‑case compilers records the September 12, 2012 date associated with his death.

Because the public record available online is limited, many personal details about Willie — the everyday things that make a life unique, like particular friendships, routines, the small kindnesses he offered, or the private memories his family holds — are not part of the searchable record. What can be said with care is this: Willie was a real person who reached an advanced age, served in the veterans cemetery now guarding his resting place, and was known to his community in Memphis. His name appears in memorial and burial records, and years after his death there remained public appeals seeking information about the circumstances surrounding his passing.

For a memorial page it is appropriate to center what is known with respect: his name, the date of his passing, his interment at West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, and the dignity of remembering a life lived. If family members or friends wish to add memories, stories, photographs, or corrections, those remembrances will help complete the portrait of Willie that public records cannot fully capture.