- Date Of Birth: August 4, 1933
- Date Of Death: December 26, 2016
- State: Illinois
Hattie Coleman Churchill, 83, a long-time resident of Jacksonville, quietly passed away on the morning of Monday, December 26, 2016.
Hattie was born on August 4, 1933, in Branch, Louisiana, the daughter of Alphonse and Emma Coleman.
To those she knew, her life is her obituary. She donated her body to medical research and requested no funeral services, but leaves these comforting words:
Like a leaf in autumn that falls
My life has passed away.
God, as he promised, was with me
Every step of the way.
Think not of my passing with sadness
But a New Beginning
An end to strife
For it is only in dying
That we are born to Eternal Life
(author unknown)
She was preceded in death by both parents, husband James, and daughter Faye. Hattie is survived by son Vince, grandson Ian, sister Jean, and many other relatives and friends.
