James Paul Coates

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Wilmington Funeral & Cremation - Wilmington Chapel

Posted event

January 18, 2026

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Celebration of Life

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Fellowship Baptist Church Wilmington, NC

5709 Murrayville Road, Wilmington, NC 28405

Wilmington Funeral & Cremation - Wilmington Chapel

Posted an obituary

January 18, 2026

James Coates Obituary

James Paul Coates, age 93 of Wilmington NC, formerly of Colchester, Vt., died January 18th 2026. He was born on May 16th, 1932 in Burlington Vt., son of William I. and Minna Aust Coates. Also remembered are Ann (Honey) Bass his first wife ... Read James Coates's Obituary