Eileen Coleman

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

SIKESTON -- Virginia Eileen Coleman, 80, died at 6 p.m. April 11, 2005, at Miner Nursing Center.

Born Feb. 6, 1925, in Scott County, daughter of the late James A. and Ida S. Boyd Coleman, she was of the Baptist belief and a lifelong resident of Sikeston.

Survivors include: three brothers, Jim Coleman of Jessup, Md., Ted Coleman of Puxico and Dewayne Coleman of Sikeston; three sisters, Linda Mays of Mount Morris, Mich., and Cindy Lee and Darlene Stroud of Morehouse; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Bobby Coleman; and her stepmother, Elleen Coleman.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Blanchard Funeral Chapel in Sikeston where services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Dewayne Coleman, pastor of Canalou Baptist Church, will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Carpenter Cemetery at Sikeston.