Margie Nell Allen Coleman

Margie Nell Allen Coleman passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2010. Margie was born October 1, 1932, to Joe and Sadie Allen in Smithville, Texas. She attended public school in Smithville, graduating from Smithville High School in 1951. After graduation, she moved to Austin and attended Durham’s Business College, completing their Executive Secretarial Course. While attending school, she worked part time for Harry Kelly Motors, a car dealership. When the dealership sold, she went to work for the State Department of Health, Hospital Survey and Construction Division. From there, she was transferred to Maternal and Child Health Division, and ended up in the Crippled Children’s Services program. In 1961, she moved with her family to Lufkin, Texas, and went to work for the Highway Department, where she became secretary to the District Engineer. She moved back to Austin in 1966, and went back to work for the State Health Department, Division of Crippled Children’s Services. The Supplemental Security Income Disabled Children’s Program was implemented during her tenure, and she was instrumental in getting that program set up. She retired in 1987, with a total of 32 years of state employment. After retiring from the Health Department, she worked for the Texas Veterinary Medical Association on a part-time basis for about ten years. Margie was always active in her church. She belonged to Northwest Baptist Church in Austin for many years, and taught seventh and eighth grade girls in Sunday School. In 1986, she joined Hyde Park Baptist Church, and was Director of the Excel Sunday School Department for many years. Margie was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Sadie Allen; a brother, Joe Allen, Jr.; her son, Michael Charles Coleman; and her niece, Winona Morgan. Surviving Margie is her daughter-in-law, Carol Coleman; three granddaughters, Heather, Amber, and Tiffany Coleman; two great-grandsons, James Michael Coleman and Kenneth Michael Sievers; three sisters, Selma Elsie DeLoach, Judy Meador Frasier, and Brenda Allen Camp; one brother-in-law, Kenneth Camp. She is also survived by four nieces, Linda Lucksinger, Billie Null, Barbara Garrett, and Shanon Gish; three nephews, Damon Allen, Kenny Camp, and Carey Camp; seven great-nieces; and twelve great-nephews, as well as numerous great-great-nieces; great-great-nephews; and cousins. Margie leaves many friends behind, and she loved every one of them. Serving as pallbearers will be: Scott Null, Nelson Garrett, Paul Lucksinger, Damon Allen, Tommy Browning, Carey Camp, Kenny Camp, and Jason Gish. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six o’clock in the evening until eight o’clock in the evening, on Monday, the 20th of September, at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin. The Funeral Service is to be conducted at one o’clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, the 21st of September in the Colonial Chapel of Cook-Walden Funeral Home. Interment will follow at half past three o’clock in the afternoon at Oak Hill Cemetery in Smithville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Margie’s name to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be made at www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com.