Freestone County, Texas Obits Corsicana Daily Sun newspaper - Aug 16, 2002 edition Katherine Henrietta (Coleman) Chandler Katherine Coleman Chandler, 92, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002 in Alameda County, Calif. A memorial service will be held in Corsicana at a later date with interment at Woodland Cemetery at a later date. Mrs. Chandler was born Oct. 24, 1909 in Corsicana to Dr. and Mrs. Will Coleman Sr. She graduated from G.W. Jackson High School in 1928. Survivors include her brother, Will Coleman Jr. of Chicago, Ill.; sister, Ruth E. Green of Fort Worth; devoted nephew, William Downey of Tacoma, Wash.,; and other relatives. Arrangements by Scott Funeral Home. ---------- Corsicana Daily Sun newspaper - Sept 28, 2002 edition Katherine 'Kat' Henrietta Coleman Chandler Katherine "Kat" Henrietta Coleman Chandler, 92, of Oakland, Calif. passed away Aug. 13, 2002 at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif. Graveside services were 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana with Pastor K. D. Davis officiating. Mrs. Chandler was born Oct. 24, 1909 in Corsicana to Dr. Will and Mattie (Bell) Coleman. After graduating from G. W. Jackson High School and Prairie View A&M College with a degree in home economics, she taught school in the Streetman and Italy Independent School districts. She moved to Berkeley, Calif. where she retired from the Berkeley Unified School District. The family extends the deepest gratitude to the staff at St. Therese Convalescent Hospital in Hayward, Calif. for their professional and loving care given to Mrs. Chandler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. Chandler; father, Dr. Will Coleman Sr.; mother, Mattie Bell Coleman; sisters, Lillian M., Martha Jo, Lena M., Ethel L., Pearl A. and Emma M.; and brothers, Clarence L., Joseph M. and John M. Survivors include her sister, Ruth E. Greene of Fort Worth; brother, Will Coleman Jr. of Grand Rapids, Mich.; 13 nieces and nephews and a host of other family members and friends. Arrangements by Scott Funeral Home.