James L. Coats Obituary
In loving memory of James L. Coats of Jacksonville, Illinois, who departed this world on April 17, 2025 at the age of 62. James leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid James farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For James is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his father Ed Decker. He is survived by: his mother Karen Decker (Briggs) of Jacksonville; his close friend Connie Stratton of Jacksonville; his children, Taylor Sims (Josh) of Jacksonville, Trevor Stratton of Jacksonville, Jesse Coats of Jacksonville and Jadeyn Coats of Jacksonville; his grandchildren, Olivia Sims of Jacksonville, Harper Sims of Jacksonville and Sylvia Green of Jacksonville; and his sister Kim Jones (Bill) of New Berlin. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
