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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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03/07/1965 – 11/21/2023
New Zion
Funeral Services
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Joseph Leon Coker, 58, died Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at MUSC Medical Center in Charleston, SC.
Mr. Coker was born March 7, 1965, in Columbia, SC, the son of the late Mary Coker Mitchell. He was a graduate of Irmo High School and attended Charleston Southern University. Joseph was a chef at several restaurants in Murrells Inlet, SC and was the former owner of Cactus Kate’s in Coward. Joseph was also an accomplished artist.
Surviving Mr. Coker are: his son, Austin Coker and daughter, Summer Coker, both of New Zion; a stepdaughter, Meredith (Cory) Biggs of Kannapolis, NC; a grandson Henry; his brother, Robert Mitchell, III of Lexington; his stepfather, Robert “Bobby” Mitchell, Jr. of Lexington; his best friend, Greg Altman of Nashville, TN; and the mother of his children, Debra A. Reardon of New Zion.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituary page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com
I’m so sorry to hear this, Joe was one of a kind! Debby tell the kids I’m sorry and will be praying for all of you.
Prayers and love to all of Joe’s family and his multitude of friends. He was a great friend to my Uncle for many years.
So sorry to hear of Joe’s passing. My sympathy and condolences to his family.
I had the pleasure of knowing JoJo. I used to sell flowers at bars here in SC and got very close with some of the people I would see on a nightly basis. The bar he was a chef at was always my favorite. I had helped the owner clean up an ink pen spill and was hungry, so JoJo made me an omlette. It was raining one night really hard this past summer and I was taking a break on my rounds and didn’t want to leave my car, I hear a knock on my window and look over to see him with an umbrella.
I considered him a friend and I will never forget the kindness he showed me.
My condolences, thoughts and prayers are with everyone whose life JoJo touched. He was loved by so many and will be missed by all.
I’m so sorry for your loss. JoJo was a kind dear friend to me. He will be sorely missed. I loved him very much! He worked for me at Beachin’ Southern Restaurant & Bar, for the past year and half. The world is a dimmer place without him!