Claude Coleman b. 10 Aug 1923 Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 20 Jun 2012 Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA: acw

1923 - 2012 (88 years)

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Name	Claude Coleman [1, 2]
Birth	10 Aug 1923	Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
SSN issued	Bef 1951	Florida, USA [1]
Residence	1993	Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [2]
Death	20 Jun 2012	Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [1]
Death	Claude Coleman Sr. 6/26/2012 Claude Coleman, Sr., 89, of Cobbtown died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at his home under Living Care Hospice. He was the last surviving son of the six children of Remer and Ollie Lee Rewis Coleman, and was raised at Cobbtown. Claude was an Army Combat veteran serving in World War II. He was wounded and captured by the German SS the day after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died. Liberation day came 60 days later when the hospital was taken over by U.S. troops. In the mid 1980’s, he returned to Cobbtown after retiring from U.S. Steel in Gary, Indiana. Being the great fisherman he was, fish trembled at his approach. He is a member of the Connors Baptist Church and was very active in the Metter AA Group. He was preceded in death by his longtime companion, Mary Williams. Survivors are sons, Claude “Bud” Coleman, Jr. of Claxton, Curtis Blair Coleman of Hobart, IN, Craig Kenady of Indianapolis, IN; daughters, Charlotte Coleman of Boston, MA; step-daughters, Bekki Muelmans of Valpo, IN and Stephanie A. Cook of Bloomingdale; eight grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday at Kennedy Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel with Rev. Carl Ledbetter officiating. Burial was in the Connors Cemetery. Pallbearers were Claude “Bud” Coleman, Jr., Craig Kenady, Gene Coleman, Andrew Anderson, Larry Johnson, Danny Collins and Mike Clark Kennedy Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel, was in charge of arrangements. http://www.metteradvertiser.com/v2/content.aspx?module=ContentItem&ID=242728&MemberID=1287 Claude Coleman, Sr.: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice Savannah Morning News (GA) - Thursday, June 21, 2012 Deceased Name: Claude Coleman, Sr. COBBTOWN - Claude Coleman, Sr., 89, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Survivors: sons, Claude Coleman, Jr., Curtis Blair Coleman and (step) Craig Kennedy; daughters, Charlotte Coleman, (step) Bekki Muelmans and Stephanie Cook; eight grandchildren. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home. Funeral: Friday, 2 p.m., at the funeral home. Burial: Connors Cemetery. Kennedy Funeral Homes Cobbtown Chapel Savannah Morning News, June 21, 2012 Page: 9A Copyright (c) 2012 Savannah Morning News
Burial	Connors Baptist Church Cemetery, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
Person ID	I6075	tng Genealogy

Family	Living
Family ID	F2228	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Birth - 10 Aug 1923 - Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
	SSN issued - Bef 1951 - Florida, USA
	Residence - 1993 - Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
	Death - 20 Jun 2012 - Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA

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[S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: ; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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[S397] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
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