John Courtney Coleman, 72, of Carrollton, MS, died Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Williams & Lord Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Williams & Lord Funeral Home. Burial will be in Malmaison Baptist Church Cemetery in Carroll County. Rev. Lanny Haley will officiate at the services. Williams & Lord Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Coleman was born February 20, 1945 in Greenwood, MS, to Frank Hammond Coleman and Juanita Courtney Coleman. He was a graduate of Leflore County High School and attended Mississippi State University. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Itta Bena and was the owner of Coleman Trucking Company. He loved to hunt and fish and was a lifelong member of Itta Bena Hunting Club. He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Linda Coleman of Carrollton, MS; daughter, Sherry Toole and husband Hunt of Holcomb, MS; two brothers, Frank Lee Coleman and wife Carolyn of Minter City, MS, Allen Coleman and wife Ellen Mae of Itta Bena, MS; and two grandchildren, Katie Townsend and fiancé Spencer Lyons of Greenville, MS and Peyton Townsend of Holcomb, MS.

Pallbearers will be Jacob Coleman, Sam Coleman, Lynn Haley, Aubrey Shaw, Jr., Ricky Pugh, and Cody Pugh. Honorary pallbearers will be Sam Hodge, Larry Sanders, George Henson, Dustin Fleming, Kenny Wiggins, Thomas Wiggins, and Pete Ragsdale.

The family would like to extend a special appreciation to Dr. William B. Jones, Dr. W. Craig Clark, Christy Marlow, Johnathan Faulkner, Taaca Williams, and the ICU staff at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.

Memorials may be sent to The Baptist Children's Village, P.O. Box 27, Clinton, MS 39060-0027 or Malmaison Baptist Church.