Published March 07, 2008 08:21 pm - Saturday, March 8, 2008 HAYMARKET, Va. — Elissa Rae Coates, age 61, of Haymarket, Va., died Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in the emergency room at Prince William Hospital, Manassas, Va.
Elissa Rae Coates Saturday, March 8, 2008
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HAYMARKET, Va. — Elissa Rae Coates, age 61, of Haymarket, Va., died Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in the emergency room at Prince William Hospital, Manassas, Va.
Born in Geneva, Ohio, she was the daughter of Raymond and Elsie (Fanslow) Coates, and graduated from Geneva High School in 1964. Elissa married Michael D. Capps on May 10, 1991.
Ms. Coates was a support officer for the CIA for 27 years and served in Hong Kong, Paris, France, Athens, Greece and Rome, Italy.
She was an ardent arctophile with over 900 teddy bear children. Following retirement from the government service, she worked as a volunteer at the White House, Newseum and Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, where she was the co-founder of the Life with Cancer Support Group.
She is survived by her husband, Michael D. Capps; one sister, Judie Bell-Dorman of Greenville, Pa.; and her niece, Betsy Bell, of Oak Hill, Va.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2008, at PIERCE FUNERAL HOME, 9609 Center St., Manassas, Va.
A memorial service will be held 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 7426 Idylwood Road, Falls Church, Va. Interment will be private.
A memorial service will be scheduled in late spring, in Geneva, Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, National Capital Area Chapter, 5845 Richmond Hwy., Suite 630, Alexandria, Va. 22303, in memory of Elissa Coates.
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