- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Deacon James C. Coleman, Jr., Sunrise: December 6, 1938 - Sunset: April 2, 2016, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7, Donald Trimble Mortuary, 1876 Second Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30032, Friday, April 8 2016, 1:00 pm, Pastor P.L. Redmond, Jr., Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2016-04-08
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Decatur---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Decatur--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for James C. Coleman, Jr. Birth date: December 6, 1938. Death date: April 2, 2016. Funeral date: April 8, 2016. Church: Donald Trimble Mortuary Chapel (Decatur, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_colemanjamescjr20160408
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_colemanjamescjr20160408
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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'T'Iie fami{y of tlie fate 'Deacon James C. CoCeman, Jr. wou{c{ fike to give tlianks for your prayers, plione ca{(s, ffowers and a{{ acts of kindness cfurintJ tlie i{{ness and passing of our {ovecf one. Specia{ tlianks to tlie Jfiglitower fami{y and XatliCeen .Jt[Cen for a{ways makintJ our burden fig liter.
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DeaconJames C. Coleman,Jr. was horn 'December 6, 1938 to tfie {ate Li{{ie Mae Todd andjames C. Co{eman, Sr. 'Deacon Co{eman enjoyed fiving a simy{e fife witfi fiis wife ofso y{us years., 'Efinor "Sweetie
Pie," fiis tfiree cfii{dren, Steyfianie "Mustang Sa{{y," ]ames C. III "'Daddy-0" andfiis "'Road'Dog" Terrance; nicknames fie affectionate{y ca{{ed fiis fami{y. J-fe grew uy andwas educated in tfie O{d :fortfi Ward Community and fiis nickname was "Tro{fie" because of fiis yowe yerformance as a foot/3a{{y{ayer. J-fe {ater graduatedfrom fiis /3e{oved J-foward J-figfi Scfioo[ Sfiort{y after fiigfi scfioo{, fie served fionora/3{y in tfie 11.S. 5trmy. 5tfter serving fiis duties in tfie mifitary, fie worked hrief{y at :ford Motors and was {ater emy{oyed 13y tfie 11.S. Posta( Service, wfiere fie workedfaitfiju{{y for over 40+ years, unti{ fiis retirement.
'Deacon Co{eman fiad a tfiirst for know{edge, and fiad severa{ fio/3/3ies tfiat inc{udedbeing an avidreader, y{aying tennis, taking yictures and coacfiing fitt{e {eague /3ase/3a{[ J-{e afso attended andgraduatedfrom 'Beu{afi 'Bih{e Co{{ege. J-fe attended 'Ebenezer 'Baytist Cfiurcfi at a ear{y age and {ater joined and was ordained as a 'Deacon at New Ca{vary 'Baytist Cfiurcfi under tfie {eadersfiiy o Pastor 'P.L. Redmond]r. for severa{ years.
'Deacon Co{eman {eaves to cfierisfi fiis memory, fiis wife, Mrs. 'Efinor 'P. Co{eman; one daugfiter, Steyfianie Co{eman-McXinnon; two sons, Mr. ]ames Car{ Co{eman III (5t{etfiea) andTerrance L. Co{eman; eigfit grancfcfii{dren, nine great-grandcfii{dren; two sisters-in-{aw, (jwendo{yn 'Pyron and 'Barbara ]. 'Pyron; two hrotfiers-in-{aw, Micfiae{ "'Bo" 'Pyron and Mr. ]ames 'Ra(pfi 'Pyron (Rfionda) anda fiost ofnieces, neyfiews cousins andfriendS.
