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     Thelma May Schonebaum was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ She was born in 1902 at Putnam Co., West Virginia.³ As of July 6, 1921,her married name was Harler.² She married Claude Browning Harler on July 6, 1921 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,5,3 Thelma May Schonebaum died on August 23, 1929 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³

     His Social Security Number was 235-07-7083.⁴ Delbert Ray Thompson was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on April 1, 1918 at Dun Loop, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,2,3 He married Lula Ethel Coleman, daughter of James Nathan "Nate" Coleman and Eleanor Mae Dooley, on September 10, 1937 at Cranberry, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Delbert Ray Thompson died on May 18, 2001 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 83.^4,3 He Delbert Ray Thompson, 83, of Bradley, died Friday, May 18, 2001, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, following a short illness. Born April 1, 1918, in Fayette County, he was the son of the late John M. Thompson and Daisy Moran Thompson. Mr. Thompson was retired from Raleigh County Board of Education with 21 years of service. He was a member of Bradley Free Will Baptist Church at Bradley, where he served as deacon, trustee and Sunday school superintendent. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Bessie Toney and Anna Broyles. Survivors include his wife, Lula Coleman Thompson; a daughter, Loretta Lafferty and her husband, Richard, of Beckley; a grandchild, Velinda Newman of Oak Hill; two great-grandchildren, Linzie Newman and Stacie Jeffries, both of Oak Hill; and two sisters, Jean Roland and her husband, Clyde, of Waynesboro, Va., and Robin Campbell of Brooksville, Fla. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Bradley Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Daniel Legg officiating. Burial will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Deacons of the church will serve as honorary pallbearers. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel, Mount Hope. Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope. on May 20, 2001.³

     Emma Agatha Coleman was buried at Montgomery Memorial Park, Route 60, London, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4 Her married name was Fout.³ She and Charles Thomas Fout were divorced.³ Emma Agatha Coleman married Charles Thomas Fout.^3,4 Emma Agatha Coleman was born on February 4, 1911 at West Virginia.³ She died on December 21, 1968 at Montgomery, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 57.^3,4 She FOUT, Mrs. Emma Coleman - 57, of Handley; Saturday in Laird Memorial Hospital, Montgomery. Lifelong resident of Kanawha County, member of Handley Church of tbe Nazarene. Surviving: sons, James of Charleston, Shirley of Spencer, Charles of Cannelton, John Michael and Steven, both of Handley; sisters, Mrs. Virginia Griffith of Marmnet and Mrs. Beatrice Clark of Chesapeake; brothers, John Coleman of Arlington, Va., Murray of East Bank, Thomas of Sewell, N.J. and Eugene Coleman of Chula Vista, Calif. Service 2 p.m. Monday, B. C. Hooper Funeral Hornet Montgomery. Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Callers after 3 p.m. today. on December 22, 1968.⁴

     Virginia D. Coleman was buried at Marmet Memorial Gardens, Marmet, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 236-54-2689.⁶ Her married name was Griffith.³ She married Ralph Franklin Griffith.³ Virginia D. Coleman was born on February 8, 1913 at Chelyan, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^7,6,4 She died on May 15, 2003 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 90.^3,6 She Virginia Coleman Griffith, 90, of Marmet died May 15, 2003, after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Griffith; parents, John and Beatrice Coleman; sister, Emma Fout; brother, Murray Coleman; brother and sister-in-law, J.C. and Libby Coleman; brother-in-law, Truman Clark; friend and caregiver, Janet King; and friend, Gypsy Lang. Virginia was a member of the Marmet First Baptist Church, where, in previous years, she had served in her Sunday school class, the Refreshment Committee and Bereave Leal anhnement Committee. She was a past member of the Church of Christ, when they had services at Ebenezer Chapel in Marmet. She was a past member of the Marmet Woman's Club and the Homemaker's Club. She and her husband, Ralph owned Griff's Pet Shop in Marmet. She was a good seamstress and loved to knit, read and babysit. She was a 1933 graduate of East Bank High School. Virginia is survived by a son, Ralph Franklin Griffith of Birmingham, Ala; daughter and son-in-law, Rosalie and Paul Hastings of Marmet; sister, Bea Clark of Chesapeake; brother, Gene Coleman and wife, Dilys of Whidbey Island, Wash; brother, Tom Coleman and wife, Kay Coleman of LaPorte, Texas; grandchildren, David Hastings and wife, Patricia of Marmet, Mary Cochran of Marmet and Leslie Nichols and husband, Nick of Marmet; great-grandchildren, Eddie, Josh, and Whitney Cochran of Marmet and father, Eddie Cochran of Marmet and stepfather, Paul Wriston of Hughes Creek, Michael Hastings and mother Becky of St. Albans, Lydia Hastings and mother, Rose of Quitman, Miss., and Christian and Jordan Nichols of Marmet. Virginia is also survived by her friend and caregiver, Sue Chappell of Marmet; sister-in-law, Evelyn Coleman of Quarry Manor in Charleston; friend, Dink Johnson of Nitro; and friend, Ruth Powell of Marmet. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday, May 19, at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. prior to the service. The Rev. Dennis Vance will be officiating and burial will be at Marmet Cemetery. on May 17, 2003.³

     His Social Security Number was 234-10-2691.⁷ John Calvin Coleman Jr. married Libby Unknown.⁶ John Calvin Coleman Jr. was born on July 27, 1915 at Chelyan, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,7,4 He married Mae Nelson on April 8, 1940 at Gallia Co., Ohio.⁵ John Calvin Coleman Jr. died on December 19, 1984 at Brevard Co., Florida, at age 69.³

     Murray James "Moe" Coleman was buried at Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on March 21, 1918 at Chelyan, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ He married Evelyn Nathalie Morris on December 21, 1950 at East Bank, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,9,3 Murray James "Moe" Coleman died on November 7, 1990 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 72.³ He Murray J. "Moe'' Coleman, 72, of East Bank, died Nov. 7, 1990, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a long illness He was a retired brakeman with C&O Railway. He was a member of American Legion Post 80, and the VFW. He was a veteran of World War II and a Protestant. Surviving: wife, Evelyn Morris Coleman; sisters, Virginia. Griffith of Marmet, Beatrice M. Clark of Chesapeake; brothers, Eugene V. of Oak Harbor, Wash., Thomas M. of La Porte, Texas. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, with the Rev. Ronald C. Burnsworth officiating. Entombment will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow. on November 9, 1990.³

     Thomas Marvin Coleman was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dickinson, Galveston Co., Texas.^1,4 He was born on May 8, 1920 at Chelyan, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3,4 He married Kathryn Hilda Matilda Margaritta Anne Bradish on October 25, 1947 at Chelyan, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; Kathryn was a widow at the time of this marriage.^2,8 Thomas Marvin Coleman died on January 12, 2007 at Texas at age 86.^1,4 He Thomas M. Coleman, 86, of Shoreacres, Texas, died Jan. 12, 2007. Mr. Coleman was born in Chelyan on May 8, 1920, to John Calvin Coleman and Beatrice Murray Coleman. In 1941, Mr. Coleman's name was chosen by President Roosevelt as the second name in the second drawing for the draft. Mr. Coleman served honorably in the Army during World War II. In Shoreacres, he served as the president of the Shoreacres Civic Association and also was vice-president for several terms. He was also the first recipient of the Shoreacres Citizen of the Year Award in 1997. Besides being a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Mr. Coleman served as an usher and was also active in St. Mary's Knights of Columbus. Mr. Coleman was named Sir Knight Thomas M. Coleman, a 4th Degree in the Knights of Columbus Council 771 in Charleston, and was an honorary lifetime member; a charter member of SEACAP; and a member of the American Legion in the Robert W. Mills Post 452 in Harrison Township, N.J. He was the Plant Manager at Liquid Air before he retired. Mr. Coleman is survived by his wife, Kathryn Coleman; son, Thomas Coleman and wife, Kathleen, of Sharpsburg, Ga; daughter, Kathy Coleman of La Porte, Texas; brother, Gene Coleman of Oak Harbor, Wash; sister, Beatrice "B.B." Clark of Chesapeake; six grandchildren, Michael David Coleman, Adina H. Coleman-Kline, D. Christopher Coleman, Erin M. Fuches, Caroll Lee Weippert, and Leann Coleman; and seven great-grandchildren, Michael Coleman, Shayne Coleman, Kiara Fuches, Aiden Fuches, Vanessa Kline, Thomas Weippert, and Kristian Weippert. A funeral Mass will be conducted by Father Eric Pitre at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 816 Park St., La Porte, Texas, at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. The Knights of Columbus will serve as pallbearers. Interment will be at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Dickinson, Texas. Mr. Coleman's granddaughter, Leann Coleman, will play "Taps" during the flag-folding ceremony to honor an Army veteran. A Rosary was held at the Paul U. Lee-La Porte Funeral Home Chapel at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 15. on January 16, 2007.¹

     Kathryn Hilda Matilda Margaritta Anne Bradish Kathryn Hilda Matilda Margarita Anne Coleman passed away May 2nd at The Courtyards of Pasadena, Texas. She was born December 27, 1921 in Detroit Michigan. A gifted Artist Kathryn left her mark through the years by Charcoal, Pastel and especially Oil. She was an avid gardener and made the most amazing canned goods. She was a devout Catholic who celebrated her faith by serving the church for numerous years. She taught Sunday school and religion and loved her faith. She has left a legacy of memories along her way. She has now joined her husband Thomas M. Coleman in heaven. She is survived by: her son, Thomas and wife, Kathleen Coleman; and daughter, Kathy Coleman; her grandchildren, Michael Coleman Sr, Adina and husband Tom Kline, Dylan Coleman, Erin Coleman, Caroll and husband, Michael Weippert and, Leann and husband, Stephen Bonnette; great-grandchildren, Michael Coleman Jr, Shayne Coleman, Vanessa Kline, Patrick Kline, Alaina Kline, Kiara Coleman Fuchs, Aidan Fuchs, Raeya Fuchs, Cole Fuchs, Thomas Weippert, Kristian Weippert, Isaac Bonnette and Phoebe Bonnette.² She was born on December 27, 1921 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.^3,2 As of October 25, 1947,her married name was Coleman.³ She married Thomas Marvin Coleman, son of John Calvin Coleman and Beatrice Augusta Murray, on October 25, 1947 at Chelyan, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; Kathryn was a widow at the time of this marriage.^3,2 Kathryn Hilda Matilda Margaritta Anne Bradish died on May 2, 2017 at Pasadena, Harris Co., Texas, at age 95.²