Person:Clarence Coleman (1)

COLEMAN

C.C. (Hap) COLEMAN age 67, died at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the Putnam County hospital in Greencastle following an extended illness. Born in Mansfield, November 13, 1891, he was the son of Steven R. and Laura L. Handcock (sic) Coleman and grew up on the Coleman farm. On June 8, 1919, he was married to Marie Jeffries. He was a member of the Greencastle Baptist church and Eagles Lodge of Brazil. Hap was a farm boy who preferred a merchandising career. For awhile he worked in Gleeson's Market in Mecca, returned to the farm and in 1923, he and the late Guy Harmless purchased the Peoples Market from Charles J. Brown, who then went into the retail hardware business. The two young partners divided the work. Hap being in charge of the meat department. The partnership continued successfully for 14 years, when Hap sold out to Guy and took the position of superintendent t of the abattoir at the Indiana State Farm at Putnamville, which position he held for the past 20 years. Few people have been blessed with such a jovial and pleasant personality as was Hap's. With Hap around, spirits were lifted. Waiting on a customer was not just a business transaction with Hap -- it was a meeting of friends with an exchange of pleasantries, a smile and most of the time a laugh. Surviving are the widow, Marie, a daughter, Mrs. John (Carolyn) Searight of Indianapolis; a sister, Mrs. Dick Short of Salt Lake City, Utah; a brother, Cortus Coleman of Phoenix AZ; and a grandson, Michael John. The body was taken to the Branson & Mau funeral home where funeral services were held at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Kyle M. Miller of the Greencastle Baptist church officiated and burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Honorary and active pall bearers were Sid Jacks; George Broderick; Estel Sutton; John Rock; Grover Gibbens; John Danahaey; Merle Pierce; John Glaze and Art Taylor. - submitted by Alberta Butler - Rockville Tribune, ? , 1959