Willie Coleman Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Willie Coleman (Biloxi, Mississippi), born in Gulfport, Mississippi, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Willie left this world on December 5, 2025 at the age of 66, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Willie Coleman to show support.
Willie was predeceased by: parents, Willie Coleman (Craft) and Mary Gladys Coleman; son Travis Randle Harper; grandparents, Blanche Newman Pittman and Samuel Cox; aunts, Lillian Pittman Daniels and Emma Pittman Colvin; and sisters, Deborah A. Coleman, Blanche L. Cox-Davis and Carolyn G. Coleman.
Willie is survived by: siblings, Ella Durr (Greg) of Gulfport, MS., Claudette Craft Rowland of Kansas City, MO., Peter L. Coleman of Gulfport, MS., Clayton L. Chambers of Gulfport, MS., Emmanuel J. Craft of Gulfport, MS., Michael S. Jackson of Angie, LA., Michael T. Craft and Benjamin J. Williams of Kansas City, MO.; siblings-in-law, Cathy J. Stewart of Bogalusa, LA. and Argusta Magee Sr. of Gulfport, MS.; nieces and nephews, Sophilia R. Cox (Hosey) of Gulfport, MS., Bajda S. Johnson of Gulfport, MS., Falonda R. Coleman of Gulfport, MS., Lola D. Coleman of Gulfport, MS., Alexis A. McNair of Gulfport, MS., Benita Snerling (Dewayne) of San Diego, CA., Amanda Hampton (Carl) of Louisville, KY., Jessica A. Perkins of Memphis, TN., Catrina R. Sullivan, Mi'Chele S. Stewart of Bogalusa, LA., Dedrick D. Diggs of Gulfport, MS. and Antione J. Sullivan of Bogalusa, LA.; cousins, Dolores Colvin Berkley, Rosalind S. Starks of Memphis, TN., Charles E. Lomax Jr. of Memphis, TN., Michael A. Williamson of Memphis, TN. and Ann Berkley Cleaves of Memphis, TN.; and brothers, Lynn A. Cox, Charles Booney Coleman, James A. Cox and Otis R. Buckley. Willie is also survived by 14 great-nieces, 23 great-nephews, 12 great-great-nieces, 16 great-great-nephews.
