Joan Rita Coleman, 59, Enjoyed reading, puzzles and ceramics

She was born October 16, 1942 in Feds Creek, Kentucky. She was raised in Lick Creek, Kentucky and graduated from Feds Creek High School in the class of 1960. She had been a Lorain resident since 1964.

While living in Richmond, Kentucky from 1960 to 1964, she graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Science Degree. She taught for three years in the Lorain Public Schools. Mrs. Coleman was a seamstress for Joseph & Feiss Co., Lorain from 1983 to 1990. Invacare Corp., Elyria, employed her in the upholstery department since 1995. She enjoyed reading, puzzles and ceramics.

Survivors include her son Daniel H. Coleman of Apopka, Florida; her daughter Freda "Lynn" Coleman of Lorain; one step granddaughter; a sister Peggy Davis of Beaufort, South Carolina.

She was preceded in death by her husband of thirty years Billy Audrey Coleman on November 1, 1992 and by her parents Quentin H. and Flo (nee Slone) Justice.

Friends may call Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the Hemple Funeral Home, 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. from the funeral home. The Rev. Michael Plog, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, Amherst, will officiate. Burial will be in Crownhill Cemetery, Amherst.