Mr. Yontei D. Coleman

COLEMAN, Mr. Yontei D. - Age 34 of Flint, went home to be with the Jesus unexpectedly, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 20, 2013 at his residence. Family hour 11 a.m. Monday, January 28, 2013 at Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 317 E. Hamilton Ave., with funeral service commencing at 12 noon. Rev. Dr. Mark A. Jones, Sr., officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Monday. Mr. Coleman will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Yontei Devlon Romarro Coleman was born November 7, 1978, the son of Bobby Coleman and Brenda Reid Stewart. He attended Genesee Intermediate School-EKLC Learning Center, graduating in 2005. Yontei attended Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a faith supporter of the Choir and Sunday School Class #13. He was employed by the Flushing Workshop of Genesee County (FWOGC) Inc. He leaves in God’s Care: parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby (Brenette) Coleman and Mrs. Brenda Reid Stewart; sisters, Princess Coleman of Birmingham, AL, Sparkle Goodman and Crystal (Reginald) Owens, all of Flint; brothers, Bobby Lee Coleman Jr., Edward L. Evans III, Courtney Jones, De’Andre Copeny, all of Flint and Alonzo Goodman of Birmingham, AL; uncles, Robert Coleman of Flint, Roycie (Mamie) Coleman of Mobile, AL, Joseph Reid Jr., Donald Reid, Greg (Alma) Reid, Keith Reid and Terry Reid, all of Flint, Michael Reid of Detroit, MI, Carl (Betty) Jones, Calvin (Rene’) Jones of Nashville, TN, Udell (Patricia) Jones of Boliver, TN, Worley (Debra) Jones of Whitesville, TN, and Louis (Shawn) Jones of Jackson, TN; aunts, Yvette Mercer, Evelyn (Derick) Ballard of Nashville, TN, Dessie Woods of Memphis, TN, Willie Springfield of Jackson, TN, Earlene McGuire and Frieda Coleman of Flint, Ted Thomas of Laredo, CA, Mazie Wright of Jackson, AL, Lelarn Lockette of Dixion ills, AL, Evelyn (Dennis) Jones of Whatley, AL; nieces, Andrenaya Abron, Amaria Evans, Aalligah Evans, Joe-Dea Archer Jones, all of Flint, Ramarro Coleman and Chase Jones of Flint; many other relatives and dear friends survive including, God parents, Darry and Cheryl Barnhart of Swartz Creek, MI, god sister, Johntionette Davidson, Lynn and Denise Haigh and family of Flint and special friend, Andrea. Mr. Coleman was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jasper and Bulah Reid, Jimmie and Rosie Coleman and Tom and Mattie Jones; great-grandparents, Lola Coleman, Beanie S. Thomas; aunts, Shirley Gallaway and Rose McKinney.

Mr. Yontei D. Coleman

November 7, 1978 - January 20, 2013