Mrs. Alethea Coleman

October 16, 1945 - September 25, 2017

Mrs. Alethea Coleman, of Bowdon, Georgia, passed away on September 25, 2017. She was 71. Mrs. Coleman was born on October 16, 1945 in Savannah, Georgia to the late J.C. and Flossie Mae Freeman. She was a Registered Nurse. She was preceded in death by her husband, Noah Lee Coleman; her son, Tony Watkins; and her brothers, Jerry and Glenn Freeman. Survivors include her son, Donald Watkins; her daughters, Marsha Pavlovsky, Ginger Pavlovsky, and Gina York; her sisters, Laura Cosby, Patricia Hagan, Tiny Clark, and Dora Woods; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. EST at Herren’s Grove Baptist Church in Woodland, Alabama. Bro. David Taft will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jacob Noles, Justin Brown, Michael Horton, Tony Johnson, Joseph Brock, and Ryan Breaky. Donald Watkins will be an honorary pallbearer. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Prior to the service on Saturday, the family will receive friends at the church from 2:00 p.m till the funeral hour.