Service
Mr. Henry Albert Coleman, age 65, of Edwards, MS died on December 1, 2016 at the River Region Medical
Center in Vicksburg, MS. Funeral Services will be Saturday December 10, 2016 at 12:00 o'clock noon, at
Galilee MB Church 2577 Bill Downing Road, Raymond, MS. Visitation will be held on Friday December
9, 2016 from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Willis and Sons Funeral Home 5235 Robinson Road Ext, Jackson, MS.
Center in Vicksburg, MS. Funeral Services will be Saturday December 10, 2016 at 12:00 o'clock noon, at
Galilee MB Church 2577 Bill Downing Road, Raymond, MS. Visitation will be held on Friday December
9, 2016 from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Willis and Sons Funeral Home 5235 Robinson Road Ext, Jackson, MS.
Obituary
A time to be born...
Henry Albert Coleman was born in Hinds County, near Learned, Mississippi on January 3, 1951. Henry was the seventh of nine children of Leslie Sr. and Marie Coleman.
A time to plant and worship...
Henry excepted Christ at an early age at St. Mark M.B. Church of Edwards, Mississippi. He confessed and rededicated his life with Christ over the past few weeks of his home going.
A time to wed...
Henry united in Holy Matrimony November 5, 1977, to Essie Lee Smith. The Two were married for 39 years.
A time to work and love...
Henry was educated at Edward Junior High School of Edwards, Mississippi and graduated from Hinds County Agriculture High School of Utica, Mississippi. He obtained his Associate Degree from Utica Junior College in 1969 and attended Alcorn State University during the years of 1971-1973. Henry worked for McGraw Edison in Vicksburg, Mississippi and Cal Maine Feed Mill of Edwards, Mississippi for several years. He was employed at Oakley Training School of Learned Mississippi for over 18 years until 2004. Henry loved his family and when it came down to fixing things in his house or around the house he was known,Mr. "Fix It".
A time to harvest...
On Thursday, December 1, 2016 around 7:15 a.m. with his wife and daughter by his side, he transitioned from mortality to immortality. Although he is absent in the flesh, he leaves a spiritual inheritance to his wife, children, grandchildren, and one great grandchild, Aaliyah Holt.
In addition to his parents, one brother Eugene Coleman preceded him in death.
A time to weep...
Henry Coleman leaves to cherish his eternal memories, his devoted, loving extraordinary wife, Essie Lee Coleman, five children; Josh (Michaelotta) Smith, Jackson Mississippi, Delishia (Jeff) Scott, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Joycelyn (Curtis) Thomas, Venita Coleman, Edward, Mississippi, Marcus (Christiana) Coleman, Broad View, Illinois; five sisters and two brothers, Beride (Lynn) Cooper, Edwards, Mississippi, Leslie Jr. (Sudie) Coleman, ChesterVirginia, Betty (Paul) Johnson, Jackson, Mississippi, Charles (Iris) Coleman, Rancho Cucamonga, California, Nettie Fitzgerald, Memphis, Tennessee, Joyce (Carl) Gray, Jackson, Mississippi, Christine Nelson, Lithonia, Georgia; eight grandchildren, Latasia Smith, Toni Smith, Kaldrian Moore Jr., Nakiera Coleman, Aavery Payne, Cortez Thomas, Edwards, Mississippi, Jeff Scott Jr., Javid Scott, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Elijah Coleman Broad View, Illinois, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Henry Albert Coleman was born in Hinds County, near Learned, Mississippi on January 3, 1951. Henry was the seventh of nine children of Leslie Sr. and Marie Coleman.
A time to plant and worship...
Henry excepted Christ at an early age at St. Mark M.B. Church of Edwards, Mississippi. He confessed and rededicated his life with Christ over the past few weeks of his home going.
A time to wed...
Henry united in Holy Matrimony November 5, 1977, to Essie Lee Smith. The Two were married for 39 years.
A time to work and love...
Henry was educated at Edward Junior High School of Edwards, Mississippi and graduated from Hinds County Agriculture High School of Utica, Mississippi. He obtained his Associate Degree from Utica Junior College in 1969 and attended Alcorn State University during the years of 1971-1973. Henry worked for McGraw Edison in Vicksburg, Mississippi and Cal Maine Feed Mill of Edwards, Mississippi for several years. He was employed at Oakley Training School of Learned Mississippi for over 18 years until 2004. Henry loved his family and when it came down to fixing things in his house or around the house he was known,Mr. "Fix It".
A time to harvest...
On Thursday, December 1, 2016 around 7:15 a.m. with his wife and daughter by his side, he transitioned from mortality to immortality. Although he is absent in the flesh, he leaves a spiritual inheritance to his wife, children, grandchildren, and one great grandchild, Aaliyah Holt.
In addition to his parents, one brother Eugene Coleman preceded him in death.
A time to weep...
Henry Coleman leaves to cherish his eternal memories, his devoted, loving extraordinary wife, Essie Lee Coleman, five children; Josh (Michaelotta) Smith, Jackson Mississippi, Delishia (Jeff) Scott, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Joycelyn (Curtis) Thomas, Venita Coleman, Edward, Mississippi, Marcus (Christiana) Coleman, Broad View, Illinois; five sisters and two brothers, Beride (Lynn) Cooper, Edwards, Mississippi, Leslie Jr. (Sudie) Coleman, ChesterVirginia, Betty (Paul) Johnson, Jackson, Mississippi, Charles (Iris) Coleman, Rancho Cucamonga, California, Nettie Fitzgerald, Memphis, Tennessee, Joyce (Carl) Gray, Jackson, Mississippi, Christine Nelson, Lithonia, Georgia; eight grandchildren, Latasia Smith, Toni Smith, Kaldrian Moore Jr., Nakiera Coleman, Aavery Payne, Cortez Thomas, Edwards, Mississippi, Jeff Scott Jr., Javid Scott, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Elijah Coleman Broad View, Illinois, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.