DOROTHY COLEMAN

COLEMAN, Dorothy Adams, age 95, of DeWitt, Va., passed away October 5, 2010. She was the widow of Hillery Epps Coleman and the daughter of the late James Waverly Adams and Gracie Martin Adams. Dorothy was predeceased by her son, Donald Epps Coleman; brother, James Andrew Adams; sisters, Rosa Reames, Louise Rogers, Gracie Fore, and Pearl Martin. She is survived by her daughter, Annis Coleman Davis and husband, Gay, of Chesterfield; grandsons, Troy Coleman and wife, Betty, of Chesterfield, and Monty Davis and wife, Stephanie, of Richmond; great-grandchildren, Tyler and Hannah Coleman of Chesterfield; sisters, Myrtle Taft and husband, Bill, of Columbia, Mo., Rebecca Price of Mechanicsville, Helen Nolte and husband, Frank, of Bon Air, Lois Julian of Richmond; four brothers, James Waverly Adams of Richmond, George Adams and wife, Flossie, Horace Adams and wife, Pat, all of Mannboro, Howard Adams of Bon Air and wife, Janis. Dorothy was a lifelong member of Mansons United Methodist Church and was an employee of Rochester Button Factory in McKenney. Dorothy leaves behind many loving memories of nieces, nephews, and wonderful friends. A thank you to the Byrd House family for their loving care. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 7, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Joseph McMillian Funeral Home, 1826 Cox Road, (Bus. Hwy. 460), near Blackstone. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, October 8, 2010, at Mansons United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Mansons Building Fund, care of Mildred Spiers, 19516 Depot Road, McKenney, Va. 23872. Registry and condolences online at www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.