Eleanor Darlene Coleman

Born in Lynchburg, October 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John Willie Burch and Myrtle Roberts Burch. In the early years, Darlene worked at Lynchburg General as a Registered Nurse. When her children were young, she left nursing to work with her husband, serving as the office manager of TV Service Center in Madison Heights. She devoted her life caring for others and was a caretaker for many family and friends. She was a lifelong member of Sandy Bottom Christian Church, where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She cherished time spent with her family and friends.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Calvin Burch and Alvin “Sonny” Burch.

She is survived by one son, C. Gary Coleman; two daughters, Diane Coleman Newman and her husband Greg and Amy Coleman Sangston and her husband Mark; eight grandchildren who all called her “Nanny”, Jennifer Newman Blodgett and husband Travis, Melinda Newman Ellis and husband Chip, Kristin Newman Ross and husband Zac, Brittany Coleman and fiancé David Osborne, Trevor Coleman and fiancé Kellie Schartow, Brandon Sangston and fiancé Caitlin Muir, Tyler Sangston and girlfriend Alexa Caldwell, and Allison Sangston; five great grandchildren, Emma Ellis, Hannah Ellis, Coleman Blodgett, Elizabeth Blodgett, Ethan Ross, and Connor Ross, (expected arrival in March 2022). She is also survived by her sister, Barbara Coleman; her sister-in-law, Joan Burch; her aunt Janice Viar, and a number of nieces and nephews.

A service celebrating her life and faith will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Sandy Bottom Christian Church with Minister Tom McBride officiating. Interment will follow in Fort Hill Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Whitten Monelison Chapel.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to Sandy Bottom Christian Church, P.O. Box 159, Madison Heights, VA 24572.