Frazier & Son Funeral Home
Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Obituary for Ryan Coleman
Ryan Coleman age 39 of Americus, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Franklin, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, July 12th in the Pitts United Methodist Church. Ricky Willingham and Reverend Nancylee Cater will officiate. Interment will be in the family plot in the Morningside Cemetery.
Mr. Coleman was born on November 23, 1972 in Americus, Ga. He was an active member of the Pitts United Methodist Church. He was a Data Manager for the Rosaland Carter Institute for Caregiving in Americus. He was a graduate of Georgia Southwestern College where he was elected to the Student Council and received his Master's Degree in 2011. He graduated from Crisp Academy in 1991 where he was chosen as Star Student and was on the State Championship Basketball Team. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan and a loving father.
Survivors include: parents-Barbara and Johnny Coleman of Cordele, daughters-Avery Coleman and Reagan Coleman both of Phoenix City, Alabama, brother-John Coleman of Sevierville, Tennessee and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Wednesday, July 11th in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to "The Anchorage", P. O. Box 71774, Albany, Ga. 31708.
Frazier and Son Funeral Home in Rochelle is in charge of arrangements.
July 10, 2012
Coleman death ruled as accidental drowning
Staff Writer Cordele Dispatch
Franklin, Ga. — Accidental drowning has been ruled as the cause of the swimming pool death this past weekend of a 39-year-old Sumter County man with Wilcox County family ties.
Heard County coroner Kathie Buchanan said Ryan Coleman was visiting at the home of a female friend and co-worker when the accident was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Buchanan said the victim's friend told her that when she walked away from the pool area to write in her journal Coleman was lying on a float. As she wrote in her journal, she said she continued to hear him splashing in the water.
When the splashing stopped, the friend returned to the edge of the pool and saw Coleman sitting at the bottom of the pool in about eight feet of water.
She said she then dived into the pool, managed to partially pull him from the water and began performing CPR on him. At intervals she said she screamed for help, hoping neighbors might hear and rush to assist her.
When no response was forthcoming, she momentarily left Coleman and ran to make a 911 call. Within two minutes, an officer from the Franklin Police Department made it on the scene, removed Coleman from the water and also performed CPR until an EMS unit arrived another two minutes or so later.
Buchanan said that when about 30 total minutes of effort to revive Coleman failed, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The body was sent to the State Crime Lab in Atlanta for an autopsy. Employees there informed Buchanan of their accident drowning ruling Tuesday afternoon.
Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Obituary for Ryan Coleman
Ryan Coleman age 39 of Americus, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Franklin, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, July 12th in the Pitts United Methodist Church. Ricky Willingham and Reverend Nancylee Cater will officiate. Interment will be in the family plot in the Morningside Cemetery.
Mr. Coleman was born on November 23, 1972 in Americus, Ga. He was an active member of the Pitts United Methodist Church. He was a Data Manager for the Rosaland Carter Institute for Caregiving in Americus. He was a graduate of Georgia Southwestern College where he was elected to the Student Council and received his Master's Degree in 2011. He graduated from Crisp Academy in 1991 where he was chosen as Star Student and was on the State Championship Basketball Team. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan and a loving father.
Survivors include: parents-Barbara and Johnny Coleman of Cordele, daughters-Avery Coleman and Reagan Coleman both of Phoenix City, Alabama, brother-John Coleman of Sevierville, Tennessee and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Wednesday, July 11th in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to "The Anchorage", P. O. Box 71774, Albany, Ga. 31708.
Frazier and Son Funeral Home in Rochelle is in charge of arrangements.
July 10, 2012
Coleman death ruled as accidental drowning
Staff Writer Cordele Dispatch
Franklin, Ga. — Accidental drowning has been ruled as the cause of the swimming pool death this past weekend of a 39-year-old Sumter County man with Wilcox County family ties.
Heard County coroner Kathie Buchanan said Ryan Coleman was visiting at the home of a female friend and co-worker when the accident was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Buchanan said the victim's friend told her that when she walked away from the pool area to write in her journal Coleman was lying on a float. As she wrote in her journal, she said she continued to hear him splashing in the water.
When the splashing stopped, the friend returned to the edge of the pool and saw Coleman sitting at the bottom of the pool in about eight feet of water.
She said she then dived into the pool, managed to partially pull him from the water and began performing CPR on him. At intervals she said she screamed for help, hoping neighbors might hear and rush to assist her.
When no response was forthcoming, she momentarily left Coleman and ran to make a 911 call. Within two minutes, an officer from the Franklin Police Department made it on the scene, removed Coleman from the water and also performed CPR until an EMS unit arrived another two minutes or so later.
Buchanan said that when about 30 total minutes of effort to revive Coleman failed, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The body was sent to the State Crime Lab in Atlanta for an autopsy. Employees there informed Buchanan of their accident drowning ruling Tuesday afternoon.
Frazier & Son Funeral Home
Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Obituary for Ryan Coleman
Ryan Coleman age 39 of Americus, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Franklin, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, July 12th in the Pitts United Methodist Church. Ricky Willingham and Reverend Nancylee Cater will officiate. Interment will be in the family plot in the Morningside Cemetery.
Mr. Coleman was born on November 23, 1972 in Americus, Ga. He was an active member of the Pitts United Methodist Church. He was a Data Manager for the Rosaland Carter Institute for Caregiving in Americus. He was a graduate of Georgia Southwestern College where he was elected to the Student Council and received his Master's Degree in 2011. He graduated from Crisp Academy in 1991 where he was chosen as Star Student and was on the State Championship Basketball Team. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan and a loving father.
Survivors include: parents-Barbara and Johnny Coleman of Cordele, daughters-Avery Coleman and Reagan Coleman both of Phoenix City, Alabama, brother-John Coleman of Sevierville, Tennessee and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Wednesday, July 11th in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to "The Anchorage", P. O. Box 71774, Albany, Ga. 31708.
Frazier and Son Funeral Home in Rochelle is in charge of arrangements.
July 10, 2012
Coleman death ruled as accidental drowning
Staff Writer Cordele Dispatch
Franklin, Ga. — Accidental drowning has been ruled as the cause of the swimming pool death this past weekend of a 39-year-old Sumter County man with Wilcox County family ties.
Heard County coroner Kathie Buchanan said Ryan Coleman was visiting at the home of a female friend and co-worker when the accident was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Buchanan said the victim's friend told her that when she walked away from the pool area to write in her journal Coleman was lying on a float. As she wrote in her journal, she said she continued to hear him splashing in the water.
When the splashing stopped, the friend returned to the edge of the pool and saw Coleman sitting at the bottom of the pool in about eight feet of water.
She said she then dived into the pool, managed to partially pull him from the water and began performing CPR on him. At intervals she said she screamed for help, hoping neighbors might hear and rush to assist her.
When no response was forthcoming, she momentarily left Coleman and ran to make a 911 call. Within two minutes, an officer from the Franklin Police Department made it on the scene, removed Coleman from the water and also performed CPR until an EMS unit arrived another two minutes or so later.
Buchanan said that when about 30 total minutes of effort to revive Coleman failed, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The body was sent to the State Crime Lab in Atlanta for an autopsy. Employees there informed Buchanan of their accident drowning ruling Tuesday afternoon.
Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Obituary for Ryan Coleman
Ryan Coleman age 39 of Americus, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Franklin, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, July 12th in the Pitts United Methodist Church. Ricky Willingham and Reverend Nancylee Cater will officiate. Interment will be in the family plot in the Morningside Cemetery.
Mr. Coleman was born on November 23, 1972 in Americus, Ga. He was an active member of the Pitts United Methodist Church. He was a Data Manager for the Rosaland Carter Institute for Caregiving in Americus. He was a graduate of Georgia Southwestern College where he was elected to the Student Council and received his Master's Degree in 2011. He graduated from Crisp Academy in 1991 where he was chosen as Star Student and was on the State Championship Basketball Team. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan and a loving father.
Survivors include: parents-Barbara and Johnny Coleman of Cordele, daughters-Avery Coleman and Reagan Coleman both of Phoenix City, Alabama, brother-John Coleman of Sevierville, Tennessee and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Wednesday, July 11th in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to "The Anchorage", P. O. Box 71774, Albany, Ga. 31708.
Frazier and Son Funeral Home in Rochelle is in charge of arrangements.
July 10, 2012
Coleman death ruled as accidental drowning
Staff Writer Cordele Dispatch
Franklin, Ga. — Accidental drowning has been ruled as the cause of the swimming pool death this past weekend of a 39-year-old Sumter County man with Wilcox County family ties.
Heard County coroner Kathie Buchanan said Ryan Coleman was visiting at the home of a female friend and co-worker when the accident was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Buchanan said the victim's friend told her that when she walked away from the pool area to write in her journal Coleman was lying on a float. As she wrote in her journal, she said she continued to hear him splashing in the water.
When the splashing stopped, the friend returned to the edge of the pool and saw Coleman sitting at the bottom of the pool in about eight feet of water.
She said she then dived into the pool, managed to partially pull him from the water and began performing CPR on him. At intervals she said she screamed for help, hoping neighbors might hear and rush to assist her.
When no response was forthcoming, she momentarily left Coleman and ran to make a 911 call. Within two minutes, an officer from the Franklin Police Department made it on the scene, removed Coleman from the water and also performed CPR until an EMS unit arrived another two minutes or so later.
Buchanan said that when about 30 total minutes of effort to revive Coleman failed, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The body was sent to the State Crime Lab in Atlanta for an autopsy. Employees there informed Buchanan of their accident drowning ruling Tuesday afternoon.
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