Lois Mae Charleston

December 23, 1935 – August 25, 2011

Johnnie Ree Green

December 4, 1924 – August 20, 2011

Johnnie Ree Green, 86, of Linden, Texas, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, in a Linden hospital.  Mrs. Green was born Dec. 4, 1924, in Linden Texas.  She was a homemaker and member of Southside Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband, Rymond Green; one daugther, Verchie Jackson Whitmore; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at New Light Missionary Baptist Church with Tony Castleberry officiating.  Burial will be in Floyd Valley Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. today at the funeral home.  Online registration is at Coleman-atlantafuneralhome.com

 

Benjamin BerNard Finley

August 21, 2011

Benjamin BerNard Finley, 44 of Atlanta died Sunday, August 21, 2011, at his home.  Mr. Finley was born Dec. 15, 1966, in Douglassville, Texas.  He was an employee of Atlanta, Texas Public Works Department and a member of Free Christian Zion COGIC.

Survivors include his wife, Yolanda Finley; one son, Timothy Bernard Finley; one daughter, Ambria TeAyezhn Finley; one stepdaughter, Zyan Knox; his mother, Mae Bell Finley; two brothers, Timmie Finley and Alvis Finley; four sisters, Glories Finley, LuTrease Finley, Brinda King and Effie Blaylock; two grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Sevices will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Springhill Baptist Church with Elder Greg Hatley Officiating.  Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.  Onlive registration is at Colemantatlantafuneralhome.com

 

ATLANTA, Texas—Dorothy VeElma Smith, 74, of DeKalb, Texas, died Friday, July 29, 2011, in a Texarkana, Texas, hospital.

Mrs. Smith was born Sept. 18, 1936, in Clarksville, Texas. She was an employee of Jordan Health Service and a member of Beaver Dam Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Willie James Smith; five daughters, Velma Propps of Domino, Texas, Linda Wills of DeKalb, Faye Coleman of Dallas, Carolyn Smith of Newhall, Calif., and Patsy Lovett of Tulsa, Okla.; two sons, Tommy Smith of Northridge, Calif., and Lavon Smith of Newhall; one sister, Ida Fay Coleman of Bakersfield, Calif.; one brother, Charles Barrett of Texarkana; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Beaver Dam Missionary Baptist Church with Elder Melvin Gray officiating. Burial will be in English Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

The body may be viewed from noon to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home, with visitation from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

QUEEN ESTER DAVIS

July 22, 2011

Funeral arrangements are pending for Queen Ester Davis Of Kildare TX .  Mrs. Davis passed away at her residence on July 22, 2011.

 

Jan. 19, 1927 – June 24, 2011

ATLANTA, Texas—Lorene Cook, 84, of Atlanta died Friday, June 24, 2011, in a Linden, Texas, hospital.

Mrs. Cook was born Jan. 19, 1927, in Douglassville, Texas. She was a dietitian and member of Shiloh Baptist Church No. 1. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence “Bill” Cook; and four sons, William Cook, Lorenzo Cook, Freddie Cook and Billy Cook.

Survivors include three daughters, Ethel Neal, Sandra Wilson and Darlene Cook; nine sons, Lonzell Cook of Houston, Clarence Cook, Arelious Cook, Leonard Cook, Cleonard Cook, Bobby Cook, Willie Cook, of Atlanta,

 

RAYMOND JAMES JR.

Dec. 30, 1941 – June 26, 2011

Funeral arrangements for Raymond James Jr., 69, of Atlanta are pending with Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home in Atlanta. Mr. James died Sunday, June 26, in an Atlanta nursing home.

EARLINE BENJAMIN

Sept. 10, 1962 – June 19, 2011

Funeral services for Earline Benjamin, 48, of Atlanta, were held 3 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at First Baptist Church on Johns and Allday streets. Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

LEONARD NEAL SR.

Funeral services for Leonard Neal Sr., 78, of Douglassville, are at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Free Christian Zion. Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

MAURICE ALLEN

March 26, 1948 – April 1, 2011

Funeral arrangements for Maurice Allen, 63, of Atlanta, are pending under the direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home in Atlanta.

Mr. Allen was born March 26, 1948. He died April 1, 2011, at East Texas Medical Center.

 

 

SILVER LEE MACK

Aug. 26, 1920 – Jan. 15, 2011

Funeral services for Silver Lee Mack, 90, of Tulsa, Okla., and formerly of Atlanta will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at St. Paul C.M.E. Church in Atlanta. Arrangements are under the direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home in Atlanta.

 

ROSIE M. HILL

Dec. 12, 1919 – March 25, 2011

Funeral arrangements for Rosie M. Hill, 90, of Atlanta, are pending under the direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home in Atlanta. Mrs. Hill was born Dec. 12, 1919. She died March 25, 2011, at Rose Haven Retreat in Atlanta.