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William Earnest Coleman

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William Earnest Coleman Veteran

Birth
Mineral Springs, Howard County, Arkansas, USA
Death
21 Dec 2022 (aged 93)
Jetmore, Hodgeman County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Hanston, Hodgeman County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Hanston – William Earnest Coleman, 93, passed away December 21, 2022 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS.

He was born November 30, 1929, in Mineral Springs, AR, the son of Robert Jonathan and Cular Barrett Coleman. William served in the United States Army from February 4, 1948 to September 1, 1969, where he served in the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He moved from Hooks, TX to Hanston, KS 35 years ago. He was a Civil Service Agent and a Farmer.

He was a member of the Hanston United Methodist Church and Army Historical Foundation National Museum.

On November 15, 1957 he married Mary Etta Korf at Fort Carson, CO. She survives.

Other survivors include: a daughter, Gail A. Coleman, Hanston, KS; sister-in-law, Ada Joyce Coleman, AR; brother-in-law, Carrol Wilson, LA and several nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ray Coleman, Frank Coleman, Lonzo Coleman and two sisters, Nona May Wilson and Hattie Lee Hawthorn.

Funeral Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Hanston United Methodist Church with Pastor Peter Mtuamwari and Ron Ruff presiding. Visitation Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Burial at the Hanston Cemetery with military graveside rites.

Memorials to Hanston United Methodist Church c/o Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore, KS 67854.
Hanston – William Earnest Coleman, 93, passed away December 21, 2022 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore, KS.

He was born November 30, 1929, in Mineral Springs, AR, the son of Robert Jonathan and Cular Barrett Coleman. William served in the United States Army from February 4, 1948 to September 1, 1969, where he served in the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He moved from Hooks, TX to Hanston, KS 35 years ago. He was a Civil Service Agent and a Farmer.

He was a member of the Hanston United Methodist Church and Army Historical Foundation National Museum.

On November 15, 1957 he married Mary Etta Korf at Fort Carson, CO. She survives.

Other survivors include: a daughter, Gail A. Coleman, Hanston, KS; sister-in-law, Ada Joyce Coleman, AR; brother-in-law, Carrol Wilson, LA and several nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ray Coleman, Frank Coleman, Lonzo Coleman and two sisters, Nona May Wilson and Hattie Lee Hawthorn.

Funeral Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Hanston United Methodist Church with Pastor Peter Mtuamwari and Ron Ruff presiding. Visitation Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Burial at the Hanston Cemetery with military graveside rites.

Memorials to Hanston United Methodist Church c/o Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore, KS 67854.


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