Mildred Vermelle (Carney) Coleman (1922 - 2014)

Born 6 Nov 1922 in Melvin, Choctaw County, Alabama, United States of America

Ancestors

Wife of John Charles Coleman Sr. — married 11 Jun 1949 in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi

Descendants

Died 23 Aug 2014 at age 91 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America

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Biography

Mildred Vermelle Carney was born to Isaac Z. & Ella Carney^[1][2] on November 6, 1922^[3] in Melvin, Alabama.^[4] She married John Charles Coleman in June 1949.^[4] Mildred passed away on August 23, 2014 in Mobile, Alabama.^[4]

Professions & Employment

Professions and/or employment information committed to records over time are as follows:

• 1940: Trade listed as "Sewing"... industry listed as "[illegible] Project"^[1]

Places of Residence

Places of residence committed to records over time are as follows:

• 1930: Healing Springs, Washington County, Alabama^[2]
• 1940: Kaenton Chalk Hill Road, Washington County, Alabama^[1]

Obituary

MILDRED VERMELLE COLEMAN

On August 23rd 2014 at 6:05 PM, Mildred Vermelle Carney Coleman drifted away from this life to be with her husband Jack.

Mildred Carney, born November 6, 1922 in Melvin, Alabama to Ella Elvira Dykes and Isaac Isaiah Carney.

Mildred worked at International Paper Company in Prichard, Alabama where she met her future husband John Charles Coleman. They married in June of 1949 and remained happily married for 65 years. Mildred lost her husband in March of this year. She was a member of the Eastern Star.

Mildred is survived by her sons John, Richard, Garry and Mark (Patty) and daughter Evelyn all living in Mobile Alabama. Grandchildren Justin Coleman and Jordan Coleman living in Connecticut, Brandon Wolverton living in Texas, Rodney Jon Wagner living in Colorado, Emily Coleman living in South Carolina, and Coleman Wagner living in Mobile. Great grandchildren Madison and Scarlett Coleman (twin girls), born July 14th of this year, living in Connecticut.

There will be a memorial at the home of Richard Coleman on Friday.^[4]

Record Errors & Quirks

• In the 1940 US Census, Mildred's first name is not mentioned; she is listed by her middle name "Vermelle".^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V15J-8BH : accessed 12 May 2016), Vermelle Carney in household of Isaac Z Carney, Election Precinct 4, Washington, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-4A, sheet 3A, family 36, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 88.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3GVN-W6Z : accessed 12 May 2016), Isaac Carney, 1930.
3. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KP6P-GTY : accessed 12 May 2016), Mildred V Coleman, Residence, Mobile, Alabama, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Obituary, Mobile Register. 28 Aug 2014.