Edward Spencer Coleman Jr.

COLEMAN, Edward Spencer Jr. (Mr. Ed), a resident of the Village at the Masonic Home of Virginia, died Thursday, June 21, 2007. He is survived by his bride of 59 years, Frances Greenwood Coleman; two daughters, Christie C. Tyler (John) of Warrenton, Va. and Wendy L. Coleman of Canyon Lake, Texas; two grandchildren, Keith Tyler of Dale City, Va. and Courtney Tyler of Westminster, Md.; and a special "brother-cousin", Albert K. Atkinson and wife, Mary Lois. Mr. Coleman was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Spencer (Mike) Coleman Sr. and Grace R. Coleman; and his sister, Ethel Coleman. He was a lifetime member of Fairmount Christian Church, where he served as a deacon, an elder, and in many other capacities. Ed retired after 43 years of service as assistant engineer at the Virginia Department of Transportation. He was a past master of Washington & Henry Lodge No. 344 AF&AM. The family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 23 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at Fairmount Christian Church, 6502 Creighton Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. A Masonic Memorial Service will precede the funeral service. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Church of Christ Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Washington & Henry Lodge No. 344 AF&AM, the Masonic Home of Virginia or Fairmount Christian Church.