Odie V Coleman

Odie V. Coleman of Omaha, Nebraska, was born in Gholson, Mississippi to Roy and Annie Matt (Parks) Coleman. He spent his younger years between Gholson, Mississippi, and Omaha, Nebraska. As a young adult, he returned to Omaha, Nebraska, establishing himself and providing for his family through construction work, before starting his own mechanic business, Coleman & Sons because of his love for automobiles.

He is preceded in death by his son, Johnny Russell Reed, his daughter, La'Sandra "Cookie" Manning-Hunt, his granddaughter, La'Sandra "Tootie" Coleman, his grandson, Johnny Russell Reed, II, brother, Johnny C. Coleman, parents, Roy & Annie Matt Coleman, grandparents, Robert & Annie (Haynes) Coleman and Willie and Nellie Parks, brothers-in-law, Ike Scott and Morris James Jackson, and niece Linda S. Scott.

He leaves to celebrate his life and cherish his memory his children Glenda "Glynis" Coleman-Lucas, Sandra V. Coleman, Bertha Jane Coleman, Shawnetta Coleman, all of California; Herbert Coleman, Nebraska; Lisa (Freddie) Hardrick, Alabama; LaTonia (Vincent) Johnson, Kentucky; Da' Quisha (Brandon) Whitaker, Nebraska; Da' Keisha (Lorenzo) Johnson, Maryland; Darrell Granderson, II, Nebraska; sisters Doris Estell, Annie P. Scott, and Earline Jackson, Nebraska; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives, and friends, including good friends Marla Granderson and Jennie Mae Coleman-Nunn, and longtime friend, Lannie Manning.