James "Shorty" Henry Coakley

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Nave Funeral Home - Erin

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February 10, 2026

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Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Nave Funeral Home

4639 W Main St, Erin, TN 37061

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Celebration of Life

1:00 p.m.

Chapel of Nave Funeral Home

4639 West Main Street, Erin, TN 37061

Nave Funeral Home - Erin

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February 10, 2026

James "Shorty" Coakley Obituary

James Henry Coakley, Jr., age 83 of Erin, TN passed away February 10, 2026 at his residence surrounded by his family.James entered this life on June 28, 1942 in Houston County, TN, son to the late James H. Coakley, Sr. and Mildred Clark Coakley... Read James "Shorty" Coakley's Obituary