Ms. Shirley Coleman

August 28, 1933 - February 24, 2022

Shirley Coleman, born August 25th, 1933, passed away Thursday, February 24th, 2022, at the age of 88. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hazel (Barnhart) and Clairon K. West; sisters, Erma Cheney, Naomi Welty, Margy West and the love of her life, her husband, Henry Coleman. After high school she married her first husband, SMSgt Roger W. Davison, and traveled the United States and Panama along his side for 24 years as a military wife and mom. During this marriage she had her three daughters; Patricia, Sandra and Judith, and acquired lifelong friends that she would revisit later in her senior years. She held great pride in her daughters and their families. In her later years, she travelled to California and Texas to visit with friends and family, to attend weddings and to spend time with loved ones. During her years in Florida, she enjoyed volunteering at the Capital Regional Medical Center and was so proud to receive the award for Volunteer of the Year in 2004. She was always known to bring a smile to her co-volunteers, the employees, and the patients. She leaves behind a host of dear friends that she made through the years of volunteering, quilting, creative craft projects and card playing. Survivors include daughters, Patricia Horwath (husband, Rick – San Diego, CA), Sandra Bressler (husband, John – Sacramento, CA) and Judith Davison (wife, Joanna Norman – Tallahassee, FL); grandsons, Brandon Horwath (wife, Charity – Hemet, CA), Matthew Bressler (wife, Lisa – Pioneer, CA) and Daniel Bressler (wife, Rebecca – Sacramento, CA); and great-grandsons, Devon and Joseph – Hemet CA; along with numerous cousins who loved her dearly. Her family is appreciative and forever grateful for the loving care in her final days by the Big Bend Hospice Team. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Big Bend Hospice https://bigbendhospice.org and/or the American Heart Association https://www.heart.org A celebration of life will be held April 22nd, 2022, at 10am at Abbey Funeral Home. The family is requesting that masks be worn for those attending. Live streaming of the celebration will be made available through this tribute page and the link will be generated about 10 minutes prior to the service beginning. The link will stay active on her tribute page for about a week following the service in case family and friends are not able to see the service live.