David Bailey Coates
Independent Enterprise
Thursday, November 12, 1942
D. B. Coates Dies Thursday Morning
The whole community was shocked and saddened when they learned of the sudden death of D. B. Coates, a pioneer of this city. Mr. Coates passed away early this morning at his home on 3rd Avenue North, just ten days before his eighty-second birthday. No funeral arrangements have as yet been made, pending word from several children. The body is at the Peterson-Foster Funeral home. The deceased, who came here in 1882, is survived by his wife, six sons, and three daughters. Complete obituary will appear in next week's issue of the Independent-Enterprise.
Independent Enterprise (Thursday, November 19, 1942)
Payette Pioneer Buried Sunday
David B. Coates, 82, Passes Away Last Thursday Morning
Last Sunday residents of Payette county paid homage to the memory of another of her pioneers at the funeral of D. B. Coates, who passed away on Thursday of last week. Rev. E. R. Kaemmer had charge of the service and burial was made in Riverside cemetery under the direction of the Peterson-Foster funeral home. Six sons of the deceased, George, Albert, Earl, Clarence, Howard and Lee Coates acted as pall bearers, and W. A. Crump, Chas. Bolton, Frank Supplee, Robert Thornton and Albert Hobbs, all old time friends of the deceased, were honorary pall bearers.
David Bailey Coates was born Nov. 22, 1859 in Hillsdale county, Mich. He was married Sept. 17, 1882, to Sarah Adeline Windle in Boise, and they moved immediately to Payette to make their home. The couple celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary on Sept. 17, 1942.
Mr. Coates, pioneer of this area, was a member of I. O. O. F. lodge No. 22 since 1890. His first work in the west was with a Union Pacific railroad construction crew, and he was one of the men who helped lay the tracks through Payette.
Mr. Coates also was an active organizer of the Farmers Co-Operative Creamery, being a former president for 20 years. He also was associated during the years with the Rossi-Ridenbaugh Lumber company, the Payette Equity Exchange, the Federal Land bank and helped organize Riverside cemetery where he was buried Sunday.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Bertha M. Clark in Alberta, Canada; Mrs. Rosa Bell Davis, Vancouver, Wash., and Mrs. Lucy W. Davis, Fruitland; six sons, George, New Plymouth; Albert, Payette; Earl, Payette; Clarence, Payette; Howard, Vancouver, Wash.; Lee Roy, Newberg, Ore., and 27 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
