Virginia Adams Coleman

PAMPLICO Virginia Coble Adams Coleman passed away peacefully on December 31, 2013 at McLeod Hospice House after a brief illness. The funeral will be Friday, January 3, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Beulah Baptist Church, Hyman, to be officiated by Reverend Leroy Welch. The family will receive visitors at the home on Thursday, January 2, 2014 from 4p.m-6p.m.

She was born at the old Burroughs Hospital in Conway, South Carolina on December 29, 1918. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Wilbur Coble Adams and the late Nettie Maude Holliday Adams. Her father was a native of Rowland, North Carolina and through him she was a descendant of the Lumber River Scots, Purcells, Torreys and The Reverend J. H. Coble. Her late mother of Conway was a member of the Joseph William Holliday Sr. family, long prominent in Horry County.

Mrs. Coleman was a graduate of Conway High School. She received her bachelors degree from Limestone College in 1941. During the World War II years she taught high school English in Pee Dee area schools in Timmonsville, Bennettsville and Pamplico. It was in Pamplico where she met the love of her life, James Rutledge Cotton Coleman Sr., and after he returned from the war they were married on November 20, 1946. They made their home in Pamplico, where she was active in cultural and civic affairs. She was a long standing member of Beulah Baptist Church in Hyman. The Coleman home was always known for genial true southern hospitality and Mrs. Coleman prided herself on welcoming all visitors with open arms. She was a loving mother and friend.

Mrs. Coleman was preceded in death by her husband Cotton of 57 years and daughter Annette (Anne) Holliday Coleman Bell. She is survived by her son Dr. James Rutledge Coleman Jr (Elizabeth) of Jacksonville, Florida; her daughter Laurie Coleman Lautares (Pete) of Florence; son-in-law James R. Bell of Florence; four grandchildren, Dr. James Rutledge Coleman III (Meg) of Asheville, NC; Dr. Thomas Hamrick Coleman (Kathryn) of Summerville, SC; Mrs. Christina Lautares Jeffords (Andy) of Florence and Mrs. Anne-Rutledge Lautares Kacos (Wil) of St. Simons Island, Georgia; four great-grandchildren, who brought her so much joy, Caroline and Charles Coleman of Summerville, Carson Anne Jeffords of Florence, and James Rutledge Coleman IV, who will be born in a few short weeks. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.

The family would like to extend their gratitude and appreciation to all of the caretakers and nurses at McLeod Hospice whose compassion and ministry were a comfort to Mrs. Coleman during her time there.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 308 Pamplico, SC 29583 or to McLeod Hospice, P.O. Box 100551 Florence, SC 29502-0551 or www.mcleodfoundation.org.

Waters-Powell Funeral Home is assisting the family of Mrs. Coleman.

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