Frederick E. Coleman

Frederick E. Coleman, 70, transitioned from this life on December 11, 2023 in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will be held Friday, December 15, 2023 from 3pm to 5pm in the Chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise Anne Avenue, Monroe, Louisiana. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Union Missionary Baptist Church, 4314 US Highway 165, Monroe, Louisiana. Burial will immediately following at Union Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe, Louisiana. 

Pastor Frederick Eugene Coleman was born June 26, 1953, to the late Nora and Thelma Coleman, in
Leland, Mississippi on June 26, 1953. Pastor Coleman transitioned to his heavenly home Sunday,
December 11, 2023, after a brief illness.
He accepted Christ at a very early age and was an active member of the St. Peter Baptist Church in
Leland. After graduating from Leland High School, he attended Northeast Louisiana and received his BA
degree. In addition, while at Northeast, he met and married his college sweetheart, Linda Calhoun
Coleman, in 1976. While at NLU, he earned All-American honors in football and was drafted in the fifth
round by the Buffalo Bills. After an injury, he served as the tight ends coach at Northeast Louisiana
University. In 1986, he and his family moved to Orangeburg, South Carolina after he was offered the
Assistant Head Football Coach job at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
While living in South Carolina he and his family united with the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church where he
served as a Deacon and later was licensed as a minister by Rev. F.G.S. Everett. Upon returning to
Monroe, in 2005, he reunited with the Union Missionary Baptist Church where he served as
Superintendent of Sunday School and an Associate Minister. He was ordained by Pastor John Perry, Sr.
One of his greatest blessings was his election as the Pastor of Good Hope Missionary Church, Delhi, LA,
and faithfully served for 7 years. In addition, Pastor Coleman served as Supervisor of the Emily P.
Robinson Community Center and the Henrietta Johnson Community Center for 15 years. Coach
Coleman, as he was affectionately known by many students and parents, served as a mentor, counselor,
and advisor to many people in the community. He was always available to assist anyone in need.
Pastor Coleman was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Frelynda; sisters: Jean Merchant and
Lenora Speights; and brother, Sanders Coleman.
He leaves to cherish beautiful memories: loving wife, Linda Coleman, sons: Reginald (Leslie)Coleman,
Frederick (Quanquitta)Benford; daughter, Tessa Benford; (8) grandchildren: Kierra Coleman, Sierra
Coleman, Alexandria Coleman, Jaewon (Marquisha) Williams, Jasmine Coleman, Jordan Coleman,
Destiny Benford, Ferneiko Cain; (3)greatgrandchildren: Marleigh Williams, Kierra Ford, Braylon Cain

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