Elkin Mrs. Flora Hanks Coe, age 83 of Johnson Ridge Road, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Coe was born December 14, 1925 in Surry County to Tom & Rosevelt Phillips Hanks. Mrs. Hanks retired from Chatham after 27 years of service. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Coe; a brother, Charles Phillips; two sisters, Bessie Lee Burcham and Hilda Wallo. Survivors include: two sons, Billy Coe and wife Tanya of High Point, Hank Coe of West Jefferson; two daughters, Deborah Coe of Jonesville, Sherri Flippen and husband Phillip of Elkin; a sister Ruth Brown of Elkin; five grandchildren; Marty Soots, Abby Soots, Emily Flippen, Stephanie Coe, Bradley Coe; two great grandchildren, Drew Soots, Cole Soots. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Danny Dodds. Burial will follow at Crestwood Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Coe will lie instate 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, NC 27030. Online condolences may be made at www.hodgesfuneralhomeinc.com Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Coe family.