Obituary: Ernie Melvin Coats

Ernie Melvin Coats, 81, died May 29, 2016, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Ernie was born Jan. 28, 1935, in Meeker, Colo., the son of Milo Melvin Coats and Edna Lucille (Hart) Coats.
Ernie was graduated from Meeker High School and the Army Corps of Engineers School with highest honors.

He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served as SP3 (T) crane and shovel operator in Germany from Sept. 30,…