Melanie Susan Coleman of Oxford, went home to be with our Lord on August 18, 2015. She was born September 17, 1957, to Richard Lee and Marian (Fouts) Coleman. At three and a half years of age, Susan contracted measles, which resulted in encephalitis, leaving her with profound brain damage. Throughout her 57 years, she brought abundant joy to her family, as well as her co-nursing home residents, with her spontaneous smile and exuberant laughter. Susan will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her devoted father, Richard Lee Coleman.
Survivors include her loving mother, Marian Coleman; sister and brother-in-law, Teresa and Allen McGraw; their children, Matthew and Jennifer McGraw, Richard and Amanda McGraw, Melanie McGraw; another sister and brother-in-law, Karen and David Crowder; their children, Megan and Kevin Long, Jessica and Trevor Kimberlin, Coleman Grady Crowder; as well as six great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral Services for Susan will be held Friday, August 21, 2015, 2:00 PM, at the Chapel of Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, 1215 Access Road, in Covington, with Dr. Cody McNutt, Rev. Ralph Meeker and Rev. Tim Barnes officiating and interment following in Lawnwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, prior to the service, from 12:30 – 1:30 PM. Flowers are accepted, or donations may be made, in Susan's memory, to the Abbey Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 68, Social Circle, GA 30025.
 | Kari Saunchegraw Office Manager, Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, Inc. 770-786-7062 | 770-786-7067 | kari.s@caldwellandcowan.com | www.caldwellandcowan.com | 1215 Access Road, Covington, GA 30014  |
No comments:
Post a Comment