Bethel Coleman
Bethel Lorene Coleman, 88, of Rossville, passed peacefully into her precious Lord’s hands on November 12, 2018, after a short illness.
Bethel was born on Dec. 23, 1929, in Catoosa, Tn., and was the daughter of the late Dewey and Ora Clark. She attended Kirkman High School in Chattanooga, and retired from First Tennessee Bank. She married John Coleman in 1946, and they resided in Rossville for the 63 years that they were married.
In addition to her parents, Bethel was preceded in death by her husband, John Coleman and infant son, John Coleman, Jr.
Survivors include children, Diana (Mark) Parkinson, Kathy (Doug) Ward and James (Rebecca) Coleman; grandchildren, Kevin (Christine) Ward, Amy Parkinson, Ashley Ward, Andy (Mary) Coleman, Jonathan Parkinson, and Christy (Garrett) Rigsby; great-grandchildren, Stephen Thompson, Brayden Gass, and two “on the way.”
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m. in the Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Condolences may be sent to lane-southcrestchapel.com.
The family will receive friends on Friday, Nov. 16, from 4-7 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville.