Leon Coada^[1]

1933 - 2009  (75 years)

• Name	Leon Coada
  Born	17 May 1933	Happy Valley
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Apr 2009  [2]
  Buried	Y  [3]
  Person ID	I216287	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	John Calvin Coada,   b. 21 Aug 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Nov 1986, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Cable,   b. 14 Jun 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jan 1970, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F82568	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Evelyn Louise Teffeteller,   b. 24 Jun 1937, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 2016, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Children	+ 1. Steven Leon Coada,   b. 8 Dec 1956,   d. 3 Nov 1999, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 42 years) + 2. Susan Coada   3. John Coada   4. Teri L. Coada
  Family ID	F82579	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ofelia
  Family ID	F82584	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 30 Mar 2006. Master Sgt. Jerry T. Coada obituary [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 19 Apr 2009. Born: May 17, 1933 Died: April 19, 2009 Services: Private services are planned. Visitation: Private services are planned. Master Sgt. Leon Coada, U.S. Air Force Retired, age 75 went to be with the Lord, Sunday, April 19, 2009. He served 20 years in the Air Force serving in the States, Korea, Vietnam, Germany, Okinawa, and Greenland taking part in the installation of Military Radar Sites. Upon his retirement he was employed by Permagrain Inc. and retired there in 1998, after which he fulfilled a lifetime dream traveling throughout the United States and Alaska. He was born in Happy Valley and spent his early years living in Cades Cove. He was preceded in death by: Parents, John C. Coada and Mary Jane Cable Coada; Son, Steven Leon Coada; Brothers, Arvil “Ray” Coada, Lee “Roy” Coada, Jerry T. Coada; Sister, June Jones. Survivors include: Wife, Ofelia Coada; Son, John Coada; Daughters, Susan O’Connor, Teri Bivens & husband Steve, and Marissa Coada; Grandson, Lynn O’Connor; Granddaughter, Megan Cable; Great-Granddaughter, Cassie Wilkerson; Loving Sisters, Faye Johnson, Johnnie Shinpaugh, and Mary Ruth Hunt; Ex-wife and close friend, Louise Teffeteller Dyer; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. Private services are planned. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000. Cemetery: NA Location: Smith Mortuary [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 36118836).