Mrs. Willie Agnes Coleman

Willie Agnes Steele Coleman, of Montgomery, Alabama transcended this life Monday March 21, 2016 surrounded by her beloved family. Funeral service will be held March 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 3108 Rosa Parks Ave. Reverend Jacqueline Slaughter will be officiating. Visitation will be held Friday 5:00 PM at White Chapel-Greenwood Funeral Home. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Omega Omega Service will begin at 6:00 PM

Willie was the fourteenth child born to Noy and Hattie Watkins Steele in the community of Prairie located in Wilcox County, Alabama. She accepted Christ in her life at a young age and became a very active member of Prairie Presbyterian church. Her formal education began at Prairie Mission School. During her early schooling, she learned to play the piano and would often play for school activities and various church services. Music remained a very important part of her life. After graduating from Wilcox County Training School she attended Tuskegee Institute, earned a certificate, then returned to Wilcox County to start her teaching career. She went on to complete a Baccalaureate degree and Master’s degree in elementary education from Alabama State University. Additional study provided endorsements in Special Education and Reading. After a successful thirty year teaching career in Montgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, Alabama she retired but remained active in Metropolitan United Methodist Church as chairman of the History Committee, serving as president of the United Methodist Women's Organization, and working with other committees. Within the community she was active with the Montgomery Retired Teachers Association, the Senior Citizens Club, the Montgomery Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and the Fredrick Douglas Community Choir at Alabama State University.

Mrs. Coleman was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 63 years, Jewel Bryant Coleman, Sr. She is survived by the five children they raised together Jewel B. Coleman, Jr., Joyce Coleman Johnson, Jacinta C.(Dwayne)Berry, Agnes C. (Samuel)Fields, and James Norris (Terri) Coleman She will be missed greatly by her thirteen grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren