Obituary – Marlene Joyce Coult
Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Marlene Joyce Coult, age 91, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, passed from this life on Thursday, October 8, 2026. She was born on June 15, 1935, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to the late Floyd Ray Jackson and Nadine Florence Cook Jackson. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Ernest Coult, in 2014.
Marlene is survived by her children, Kimberly Colleen (Perry) Walden of Shelbyville, Tennessee; Robin Ann (Lance) Hellar of Papua New Guinea; and Kirk Allen (Paula) Coult of Hawaii. She also leaves behind nine grandchildren: Auston Craig Mellor, Cameron Scott Mellor, Payton Coult Mellor, Abby Grace Clemmons (Walden), Morgan Walden Head, Taylor Brandon Hellar, Ryan Christopher Hellar, Claire Amber Adderholt ( Hellar), and Jennifer Lauren Hellar; one great-grandchild, Landon Carter Waldo (Mellor) and her brother, Gerald Ray Jackson.
Marlene was a member of Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Santa Ana, California, and attended Edgemont Baptist Church in Shelbyville.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2026, in the chapel of Doak Funeral Home, with Pastor Jimmy West officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home, prior to the service.
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