Graveside Services were held for Bro. Tommy Lee Coleman on Friday, January 20, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Jackson Memorial Cemetery, County Road 7, Sweet Water, Alabama with Rev. Keith Howell, Officiating.
Tommy Lee was born March 8, 1963 to the late Amos Coleman and Ida Mae Ruffin. After the death of both parents, Tommy Lee was raised by his Aunt Susie and Uncle Cornelius Steele.
Tommy Lee graduated from Choctaw County High School, and was employed by James Logging Company of Choctaw County, Alabama and Pritchett Logging Company in Marengo County, Alabama as an Equipment Operator.
Tommy Lee accepted Christ and joined Independent Baptist Church. He served faithfully as a choir member, and as the church custodian.
In May of 1989, he moved to Sweet Water, Alabama and married Danita Tinsley.
On January 13, 2023, Tommy Lee transitioned and entered into eternal rest. He was kind-hearted, with a great sense of humor.
He leaves to forever cherish his memory: wife, Danita Coleman; 3 sons, David Doss, Antonio Nettles, and one devoted son, Justin Coleman; 4 daughters, April, Marilyn, Latoya Doss, and one devoted daughter, Shanita (Jeremy) Turner. He also leaves to cherish 11 grandchildren; 11 brothers and sisters, Sylvester Spencer, Louisville, KY; Curtis Spencer, Adrian Spencer, Marguerite Burton (Fat), Deborah Steele (DeeDee), Cornelius Steele (Bug), all of Whitfield, AL; William Spencer, York, AL; Jacqueline Ward, Huntsville, AL; Jennifer Steele, Butler, AL; Reginald Steele and Regina Steele, Tuscaloosa, AL; two aunts, Elenora Spencer and Mary Frances Johnson, both of Lorraine, OH; a devoted mother and father-in-law, George and Inez Tinsley; four sisters-in-law, Eileen Fuller (David), Celeste Patterson (Clyde), Danetta Nelson (Anthony), Crystal Curtis (Gary); one brother-in-law, Stanley Tinsley; special friend, Alicia Horn and bonus son, Justin Glover, both of Butler, AL; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
