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Photograph of the document certifying that Seaman First Class Douglas Miley Coates was honorably discharged from the Navy on July 9, 1947.

Photograph of Faye (Tamkin) Coates, originally from Fort Valley, standing in her graduation cap and gown.

Faye married Harold Coates.

Photograph of the Coates family. Pictured are:

Standing (l to r): Joseph Coates, Jr. and Douglas Coates
Seated: Joseph Coates, Sr. and his wife, Tirzah (Miley) Coates.

Portrait photograph of Fay (Tamkin) Coates as a young woman wearing pearls and a flower in her short hair.

Fay was born in Fort Valley to Edwin Tamkin and Marybell (Ritenour) Tamkin.

She married Harold J. Coates and had a daughter, Pamela…

Family photograph of the Coates family. Seated in front are Joseph Bowman Coates, Sr. with his wife, Tirzah Lucetta (Miley). Standing behind the couple are their two sons, Joseph Bowman Coates, Jr. (left) and Douglas Miley Coates (right).

Portrait photograph of Fay (Tamkin) Coates from Fort Valley, as a young woman with a flower in her short hair and wearing a bead necklace with her dress.