Background
Coates, Eleanor Smith was born on August 1, 1924 in Omaha. Daughter of Victor Bunnell and Esther (Devalon) Smith.
Coates, Eleanor Smith was born on August 1, 1924 in Omaha. Daughter of Victor Bunnell and Esther (Devalon) Smith.
Student, Center Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis, 1929-1936; student, Brownell Hall, Omaha, 1936-1942; Bachelor in Chemistry, Grinnell College, 1946.
Owner, operator Coates Mimeo Service, 1962-1982.
Treasurer Lincoln School Parent-Teachers Association, Ponca City, Oklahoma, 1957-1959, Presbyterian Sixty-Niners, Ponca City, 1953-1954, Band Parents, Ponca City, 1963-1965, United Methodist Women, 1991-1993, 98-99. Cub scout den mother Boy Scouts American, Ponca City, 1957-1960. Deacon First Presbyterian Church, Ponca City, 1988.
Member mission committees First United Methodist Church, Ponca City, 1990-1993, worship committee, 1993-1997. Promoter of hearing ear dogs program Dogs for Deaf, Inc., Central Point, Oregon. Volunteer Retired Senior Volunteer Program., 1988-2000.
Associate member Quail Springs Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, since 2000, Samuel King Daughters of the American Revolution chapter, Edmond, Oklahoma, since 2001. Member American Association of University Women (correspondent secretary 1989-1990), Central Institute for Deaf Alumni Association (vice president 1947-1951, District Alumni award), Red Rose Garden Club (treasurer 1991-1993, 99-2000), Daughters of the American Revolution (Ponca City chapter treasurer 1986-1990, 92-94, 96-2000).
Married Carl Wendell Coates, October 23, 1947. Children: Carl Victor, Richard Wendell.