Bud Monroe Coates, 83, a retired mechanic, died Sunday, July 4, 2004 in Fort Worth.Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Thursday, White's Azle Chapel. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Fort Worth.Visitation: 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Bud was born to Matthew and Minnie Coates October 12, 1920 in Wapanuka, OK. Survivors: daughters, Veda Wyman, Theda Huffman, Vada Mehay and Debra Griffin; sons Joe Coates and Jerry Coates; 8 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; sisters, Myrtle, Imma Jean and Emma Jean.