Mr. Jake Richard Coker, Jr., age 66, left this earth on January 26, 2026.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday, January 30, 2026 at 1 pm from The Chapel at Grants Mill Campus
4700 Highllands Way, Irondale, AL 35210
A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Richard is survived by his loving wife, Jamie Lockridge Coker; his three children, Jeb Coker (Dorothy), Jari Hope Hiott (Austin), and Jacy Coker (Tristan); his Godson Erik Glover (Erika and daughter Carlee); and his beloved grandchildren, Jake Coker, Jae Coker, and Ella Hiott. He is also survived by his sisters Joy Coker-Perry (Steve Livingston) and Jennifer Morgan (David); his mother- and father-in-law Jerry and Pat Lockridge; brothers-in-law Jed Lockridge (Leann) and Steve Ashburner; sisters-in-law Jeana McCombs (Scott) and Lisa Coker; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
He was born on December 26, 1959, to Jake and Nelda Coker.
Richard was known for being a championship-winning coach for many of the little league teams his children played on and had a deep love for traveling the world.
He was preceded in death by his parents Jake and Nelda Coker, and his siblings Janet Ashburner and Joel Coker.
Richard was a proud graduate of Cherokee County High School and Auburn University. He had a passion for excellence in his career as a top-performing salesman, a lifelong devotion to all things Auburn Tigers, and a love of hosting world-class cookouts for his family any weekend he could.
He will be remembered for his sense of humor, his adventurous spirit, his love of cuisine from around the world, and—above all—his deep love for his family, for whom he said in the end,
“You all were the love of my life.”
“Those we love never truly leave us.
There are things that even death cannot touch.”
— Jack Thorne
