COLEMAN, Robert A.
Source: Unknown newspaper dated Oct 16, 1992
Crawfordsville, Ind – Robert A. Coleman, 79 of Crawfordsville, Ind a former resident of Covington, Ind Route 1 died in 10:25 a.m. Thursday (Oct 15, 1992) at Culver Hospital in Crawfordsville. He had lived in the Crawfordsville are since 1963, moving from Covington. He was a graduate of Perrysville High School in 1932, Indiana Normal College in Danville, Ind and received his masters degree from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind. He taught in Rabb, Cates, Cayuga, Perrysville, Covington where he was elementary principal and was principal at the Crawfordsville (Georgiann) Coleman of Crawfordsville; He was a member of West Liberty Church of Christ. He attended Woodland Heights Christian Church in Crawfordsville. He was born April 1, 1913 in Wabash Township, Fountain County, Ind the son of Frank and Anna Cadman Coleman. He married Ruth M. Carter Aug 20, 1932 in Williamsport, Ind. She survives. Also surviving one son, Clyde, four daughters, Mrs. Darrell one son, Clyde (Georgiann) Coleman of Crawfordsville; four daughters: Mrs. Darrell (Roberta) Gibson of Cory, Ind; Mrs. Louis (Sandra) Green in Woodland, PA; Mrs. Al (Myrna) Harden of Crawfordsville and Mrs. Wayne (Myra Jane) Deckard of Syracuse, Ind; two sisters, Bessie Anderson and Grace Wilson both of Covington; a brother, Donald Coleman of Covington Route 1; 16 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. He was preceded by a son, Dale, five brothers and a grandson. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday Oct 18 at Shelby Funeral Home in Covington. Burial Mt. Hope Cemetery, Covington; visitation 3-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home; Memorial may be made to the Robert and Ruth Coleman Scholarship Fund, c/o Bank One, 200 S Washington St, Crawfordsville, Ind. --- transcribed by kbz