Nina Ruth Coleman

Nina Ruth Coleman, 72, of Hampstead, NC, went home to be with her Lord on May 4, 2010. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, adoring Mema, beloved sister, wonderful Aunt Roostie, and loyal friend. She loved life and was a kind and generous person with a beautiful heart who gave her unconditional love to everyone. Her family and friends greatly mourn her passing and will be forever blessed for having known her. She was born Nina Ruth Goff on April 24, 1938, in High Springs, Florida, to parents, Irving and Claudia Goff, and baby sister to Vera, Howard, Evelyn, JD, Sid, and Honi. She moved to North Carolina in 1953 where she met and married the love of her life, Sammy Coleman, to whom she was married 47 years prior to his death. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Sammy, baby daughter, Barbara Hon, parents, Irving and Claudia Goff, 2 brothers, JD and Sid Goff, and 1 sister, Vera Holder. She is survived by her sons, Marty Coleman and wife Katherine, Mack Coleman and wife Tammy, Mitch Coleman and wife Tina, all of Hampstead, NC, and daughter, Debbie Holden and son-in-love Tim Noble, of Jacksonville, NC. She is also survived by her 7 grandchildren, Little Marty, Shane, Tracy, Zack, Kelli, Lucas, and Tori, 2 great grandchildren and special blessings, Brycen and Kellan Coleman, and 2 grandchildren-in-love, Jason and Jeana Noble. She is also survived by her brother, Howard Goff of Apopka, Florida, sisters, Evelyn Feagle of High Springs, Florida, and Honi Suggs of Fernandina Beach, Florida, and sister-in-love and life-long friend, Effie Goff of Tavares, Fla. Ruth was a member of Blakes Chapel Advent Christian Church, Hampstead, NC. She was also a member of the Topsail Moose Lodge where she served as Senior Regent and achieved her Higher Degree of College of Regent. She was a long-term patient at the Davita Dialysis Center located in Burgaw, NC, where she made and grew to love many friends. The staff and patients at Davita held a special place in her heart, especially her technician, Billy West. Billy, the staff, and her friends at Davita, made what could have been long and hard days so much easier for her and her family, and a heartfelt thank-you goes to each and everyone for their love and support. She was also blessed with dedicated Christian doctors during her lengthy illness, and she held a special place in her heart for each of them. She was, and her family continues to be, sincerely grateful for the additional years they had as a family, due to the excellent medical care, encouragement, and loving support given by Drs. McCabe, Barber, Kotz, Sylvestri, and Weatherford. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 11:00, at Blakes Chapel Advent Christian Church, Hampstead, NC, with pastors Buddy Dowd, Jeff Loman, and Steve Spearing officiating. Interment will immediately follow the service in the Blakes Chapel cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Marty Coleman, Shane Coleman, Zack Coleman, and her grandson-in-love, Jason Noble, and her dear friends, Robert Meadows and Timmy Watkins. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00, Friday, May 7, 2010, at Andrews Mortuary Hampstead Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the North Carolina Kidney Foundation, 4819 Park Rd., Charlotte, NC 28209, American Cancer Society, 3121 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington, NC 28403, or Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 1414 Physicians Dr., Wilmington, NC 28403