of Judsonia, AR

November 6, 2012 - August 19, 2024

Our beloved Melinda Michelle ''M&M'' Coates went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, August 19, 2024, at the age of 11. She was born on November 6, 2012, in Searcy, Arkansas to Vivian Melinda Horton and Michael Wayne Coates.

Though her time here was brief, she leaves behind a profound impact on numerous lives. Ask anyone and they will describe her as beautiful, smart, and incredibly funny. Her laughter was contagious. She had her sassy side as well.

Michelle loved animals, especially cats. Whenever there was a stray around, she tried to keep it. They say dogs are a reliable judge of whether a person is good. If this is true, then Michelle was truly the best. We have never seen our dogs react to anyone the way they did her. She loved
hot chips and as her Papaw said, the hotter they were, the better she liked them. She also loved some fried chicken.

Michelle was saved and baptized at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church where she attended faithfully. She attended Riverview School District where she had just begun the 6th grade.

She is preceded in death by her father, Michael Wayne Coates and her brother Michael Coates.

Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Melinda Horton; her brother, Jeremy Freeman; her maternal grandparents, Robert and Jeannette Freeman; her uncle, Bobby Freeman; two aunts, Pam (Rusty) Wallace and Tammie (Charles) Hiser along with many cousins and friends.

Please join us in Celebrating her life on Monday, August 26, 2024, at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church with Visitation at 10:00 AM followed by A Celebration of Life Service at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Those honored to serve as Pallbearers are, Cody Hiser, Devin Wallace, Brandon Brown, Easton Rice, Austin Ausbrooks and Rodney Hannah. All services are under the direction of Roller-Daniel Funeral Home of Searcy.

Michelle's favorite Bible verse that she leaves with us goes like this, ''For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.'' John 3:16 KJV

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Daniel Funeral Home
411 East Race Avenue
Searcy, AR  72145
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com