She was born on July 30, 1926, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Philip Gemming and Anna Bagille Gemming.
Estelle spent most of her adult life in the Memphis area and relocated to Huntsville in 2023.
Estelle married James Gerard Coleman, Jr., in 1948 in New Orleans.
She was the mother of six children: Jim (Regina), Barbara Goldsmith (Jeff), Andy (Annette), Steve (Lynn), Richard (Angel), and Chris Madeksho (Jeff). She spoke often of how proud she was of all her children.
She had twenty grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Beyond her family, her guiding light was her faith in the Catholic Church. She attended daily Mass and was active in church and diocesan choirs. She also played in several handbell choirs.
In the Diocese of Memphis, she was famous for her skills as a seamstress, having made vestments for multiple priests and for various diocesan celebrations over the years.
Estelle was a breast cancer survivor.
She sang for several years in the Bartlett Community Chorus with her daughters Barbara and Chris.
She was preceded in death by her father Philip, mother Anna, stepfather Bob, husband James, granddaughter Anna, and daughter Barbara.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Catholic Church of the Nativity in Bartlett, Tennessee. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., prior to the Mass. Interment will follow at Memphis Memory Gardens.
Memorial donations should be given to the Catholic Church of the Nativity (Bartlett).
