FRED E. COKER
COKER, FRED E: Garage Owner; b Industry Ill Feb 8, 1893; s of C W Coker-Eliza J Larimore; ed Shelby Co; m Susie Goshorn Nov 16, 1927 Shelby; d Winona Jane; emp by Booth Motor Co, Harlan; 1920- owner Coker Garage, Shelby; 1938 mayor; 1932-38 mbr city coun; VP Shelby Co of State Safety Coun; during World War 1918-19 in USN, 15th regiment aviation, Great Lakes training station, Milwaukee Wis, aviation rigger fuel class; Amer Legion post 347, Minden; Comm Club; hobby: travel; off & res Shelby.
From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1112. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.
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