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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coleman E. Ledlow
Decatur
Funeral for Coleman E. Ledlow, 79, of Decatur will be Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with Elmer Lusk officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Mr. Ledlow left this world on Dec. 2, 2008. He was born Aug. 9, 1929, in Lawrence County to Jake and Roxie Ledlow. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Thelmon, H.J., Elmer and Felton; and sisters, Willodean Crow and Ollie Brown. Mr. Ledlow was a member of Beltline Church of Christ where he served as a deacon for many years. He was retired from Wolverine Tube. He served with the Army in the Korean War. Coleman was an avid golfer and bowler. He coached softball for years, including Beltline Church of Christ women's and men's teams and Wolverine men's teams. He enjoyed watching the Decatur High Girl's basketball teams and was a member of the Baseline Gang. He supported the West Morgan Athletics and Band and loved the Alabama Crimson Tide. He leaves behind his devoted and loving wife of 61 years, Esta Fretwell Ledlow. Together they created a legacy of love carried on through their two children, Rhonda Fagan and husband, Jerry, of Trinity and Kendal Ledlow and wife, Bonnie, of Decatur; three adoring grandchildren, Joshua Fagan and wife, Nicole, of Fort Richardson, Alaska, Whitney Fagan Walker and husband, Jarrod, of Fort Riley, Kan., Jessica Ledlow of Decatur and every Poppaws special blessing, three great-grandchildren, Blaine Fagan of Trinity, Madison Walker of Fort Riley, Kan., and Trevor Fagan of Fort Richardson, Alaska; brothers, Alton Ledlow and wife, Robbie, of Killen and Jake "Junior" Ledlow and wife, Mary, of North Carolina; and sister, Margaret Black and husband, Preston, of Michigan. Pallbearers will be Hollis Ledlow, Lamonte Byrd, Larry Mitchell, Mitch Blackwood, Gary Gay and Michael Carter. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of North Alabama in Huntsville. Create a lasting online memorial with a biography, photos