James Marion Coker, age 75, of Canton, Ga., passed away Monday, December 31, 2012, at Northside Hospital Cherokee. Mr. Coker was a member of the Baptist Faith and served in the Air National Guard at Dobbins Air Force Base. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2 p.m., on Thursday, January 3, 2013, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Dan Henderson officiating. Interment will follow at Cherokee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, January 1, 2013, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2013, and from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at South Canton Funeral Home. Preceded in death by: Sisters - Betty Heard & Bobbie Patterson. Survivors include: Wife of 50 Years – Lou Dunn Coker, Canton, Ga.; Daughter - Kathy & David Welch, Macon, Ga.; Sister - Sue McCoy, Canton, Ga.; Sister - Linda & Kenneth Edge, Canton, Ga.; Granddaughter - Mary Ruth Welch; Special Niece - Holly Ricketts, Canton, Ga.; Special Niece Diane Harmon, Ball Ground, Ga.; Several Nieces and Nephews. South Canton Funeral Home, dedicated to the families we serve, 770-479-3377. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.thescfh.com