George Franklin “Frog” Coleman

December 6, 1947 - May 25, 2016
EUNICE - Funeral services will be held for George Franklin “Frog” Coleman, 68, of Eunice, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 28. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Cemetery.
A loving father, brother, grandfather and friend, Mr. Coleman died Wednesday, May 25, 2016. He graduated from Eunice High School in 1966 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy the same year. He completed Navy Shipfitter A School in 1967 with Class 670B. He served in the Vietnam War from 1967 thru 1970 on the USS Ajax (AR-6) and the USS Jason (AR-8). During that time he received a letter of appreciation for making repairs on the USS Brule (AKL-28) while it was stranded in inland Vietnam waterways. Following his time in the service, he worked as a commercial building sprinkler fitter in south Louisiana and Texas and then as an oil and gas pipeline QA/QC inspector all across the United States and overseas. He was a member of the VFW and local union 669.
Survivors include two sons, William Chad Coleman of Eunice and Matthew George Coleman of Houston, Texas; two brothers, John Wesley Coleman and his wife, Bonnie, of Sulphur and James “Ty” Coleman and his wife, Debbie, of Waxahachie, Texas; one sister, Sedonia “Syd” Michelli and her husband, Gene, of Pride; six grandchildren, Jackson Walker and Orrin Luke Coleman, Kadyn Alyse Grayson, Johna Margaret, Easten Matthew and Sabey Hope Coleman; as well as extended family and friends. He will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 27 years, Margaret Ann Fontenot Coleman; his parents, Oscar “Slim” and Virginia “Tootsie” Savoy Coleman; and one brother, Robert “Bob” Coleman.
Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 (888) 557-7177, ALS Assocation, Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter, PO Box 66825, Baton Rouge, LA 70896-6825 (225) 343-9880 or the American Cancer Society, PO Box 52884, Lafayette, LA 70505.
Msgr. Robert Romero will officiate.
Family and friends may view the online obituary and/or sign the guestbook at www.ardoinfuneralhomes.com.
Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Eunice will be in charge of arrangements.