Yes. Ernie's g-uncle, Luther Coleman & two sons owned Coleman Bowling Lanes for years. Luther & most of his family are buried in Oak Hills Cem. in Cincinnati.When Luther moved to Cincinnati, he owned a boarding house & couple bar in the Elmwood area. Ernie's my first cousin. I've called most every Coleman in the Cincinnati area looking for some of Luther's descendents and had on lock. James "Sonny" Coleman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda W Disher" <familyseeker@earthlink.net> To: <kycasey@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [KYCASEY] KYCASEY Digest, Vol 1, Issue 10 > > Hello to you all! > > Is this Ernest Coleman related ot the owners (or former owners) of the > Coleman Bowling Lanes in Fairfield? If so I think we may be distant > cousins. Just wondering. I recall my mother talking about family owning > it. I haven't researched too far on that side as yet so I'm just > checking! > > By the way, I was raised int he Cincinnati-Hamilton-Fairfield area, > graduating from Fairfield High. > > Linda Whitaker Disher > Summerville SC > > >> >>September 28, 2006 Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio >> >>Ernest Ray (Ernie) COLEMAN, born October 27, 1934 in Yosemite, [Casey >>County], KY. Son of Ernest and Ora Lanham Coleman. He passed away >>September 26, 2006. Ernie was a wonderful, kind and caring Husband, >>Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather and a friend to many. He will be >>greatly missed by all. He and his beloved wife Shirlie Smith Coleman were >>married July 18th, 1953 and celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary July >>18, 2006. They moved to the Fairfield area in 1959 and remained here >>throughout the years. Ernie, affectionately known to his Grandchildren and >>Great-Grandchildren as "papa", was a man of integrity and loved his family >>and friends deeply. He was so proud of his family. He was a man of quick >>wit and loved sharing activities and having family get-togethers, and >>being a Kentucky Colonel. He loved classic cars and was an avid bowler, >>bowling along side his son Ray in numerous leagues over the last 30 years. >>He was very proud of bowling a perfect 300 game Ju! > l! >> y 11, 2001. That was his goal and he achieved it. He will be missed by >> many bowling friends. He was very passionate about and loved playing his >> guitar. He loved Country and Bluegrass music and went to live shows from >> Ohio to Florida to hear the music he loved so much. He shared this >> passion with his wife and his daughter, Britta, who works for SonyBMG >> Music Entertainment in Nashville and therefore he met many Country Stars >> throughout the last 16 years. He touched so many people throughout his >> life and never met a stranger. He was a patient man and was always there >> with a helping hand for anyone in need. Ernie is survived by his beloved >> wife Shirlie, his daughter Britta Jane Coleman of Nashville TN, his son >> Edwin Ray Coleman and wife Tammy of Fairfield: Four Grandchildren: Edwin >> Ray Coleman, Jr. of Fairfield, Heather Byrd and husband Don of Nashville, >> Tiffany Wagers of Nashville and Erica Kemper and husband Ron of >> Fairfield; Six Great-Grandchildren: Hunter, Aidan and Aaron ! > o! >> f Nashville Tn and Connor, Avery and Max of Fairfield. We Will Miss Yo >>u Papa. He will be greatly missed by his best friend Darrell Johnson of >>Fairfield. They shared similar interests, activities and laughter together >>for many years. He loved him like a Brother. He is survived by five >>sisters: Dorothy Brown of Somerset KY, Vivian Black of Yosemite KY, Betty >>and (Al) Moran of Kings Mountain KY, Peggy and (Jerry) Combs of Danville >>KY, Polly and (Benny) Durham of Yosemite KY, and One brother: Charles >>Coleman of Hamilton. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister >>Fran Dinger. Visitation will be held at Avance Funeral Home, Winton Rd in >>Fairfield on Friday September 29, 2006 from 6-8pm. He will make the >>journey home to his birthplace for services for family and friends at >>Spurlin Funeral Home in Stanford, KY. Visitation at Spurlin's will be on >>Saturday September 30, 2006 from 6-8pm. Funeral service will be 1pm Sunday >>at Spurlin Funeral Home with burial to follow at Buffalo Springs Cemetery >>in Stanford, KY. What a Wonderful Life, What a Won! > d! >> erful Man. We all will miss you so... >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYCASEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >