Obituary for Norma Dean Coleman (White)
Norma Dean White Coleman was born March 21, 1931 in Fort Smith, AR and died June 26, 2022 in Van Buren, AR. She was predeceased by her parents, Lewis and Kate White, her husband of 50 years, Charles Coleman, her daughter Melissa, four sisters and two brothers. She is survived by three daughters: Beth (Pat) Lawson, Jane (Tom) Watkins, Amy (Byron) Eubanks, and one son: Benjamin (Ariane) Coleman, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Norma’s family moved to the Cavanaugh area of Fort Smith to make way for Fort Chaffee. Charles and Norma married while Charles was in the Air Force. They made homes in Fort Smith, Mountainburg, Fairfield Bay, Rudy, and Arkadelphia. Norma was active in church and devoted to her family, hosting gatherings of extended family, including frequent pool parties and quilting bees during the Rudy years. In retirement Charles and Norma enjoyed trips to Ireland, Scotland, Vancouver, Savannah, Boston, New Hampshire and locations around Arkansas. As volunteers with the Red River Baptist Association Disaster Relief, they traveled to multiple disaster locations to serve meals. Norma traveled with the team to assist with relief at Ground Zero after 9/11. Norma remained active by volunteering at her church and several local organizations until dementia slowly constrained her well-lived life.
Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 30, 2022 at Ocker Chapel of Alma with interment in Vaught Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Alma.
The family will visit with friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, June 28, 2022 at Ocker Funeral Home of Alma, 917 Hwy. 64 East, Alma, AR.
Norma’s family moved to the Cavanaugh area of Fort Smith to make way for Fort Chaffee. Charles and Norma married while Charles was in the Air Force. They made homes in Fort Smith, Mountainburg, Fairfield Bay, Rudy, and Arkadelphia. Norma was active in church and devoted to her family, hosting gatherings of extended family, including frequent pool parties and quilting bees during the Rudy years. In retirement Charles and Norma enjoyed trips to Ireland, Scotland, Vancouver, Savannah, Boston, New Hampshire and locations around Arkansas. As volunteers with the Red River Baptist Association Disaster Relief, they traveled to multiple disaster locations to serve meals. Norma traveled with the team to assist with relief at Ground Zero after 9/11. Norma remained active by volunteering at her church and several local organizations until dementia slowly constrained her well-lived life.
Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 30, 2022 at Ocker Chapel of Alma with interment in Vaught Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Alma.
The family will visit with friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, June 28, 2022 at Ocker Funeral Home of Alma, 917 Hwy. 64 East, Alma, AR.