William Lester Coder
September 14, 1938 — July 3, 2014
William Lester Coder, Sr., age 75 died Thursday, July 3, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born September 14, 1938 to Edward Lester and Emma Pearl Hellebran Coder in Sunnyside, Washington. In 1958, he married Barbara Kelly in Prosser, Washington. They had five children and were later divorced. On August 4, 2001 he married Theresa Marie Pankhurst in Las Vegas, Nevada.
William grew up in Washington State. He served in the US Navy, then raised his family in Culver City, California where he worked as a plumber and electrician. He lived in Las Vegas for a time before settling in Overton in 2002. He loved to read, fish in Canada and try new things. He was a craftsman with construction projects and always stayed busy.
Survivors include his wife Theresa of Overton; four sons and one daughter: James (Peggy) of Tucson, AZ; Mary Cates of Van Nuys, CA; William Jr. Of Sunnyside, WA; Edward of SC; John of Phoenix, AZ; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Private memorial services will be held by the family.