Bobbie Wayne Holland Coleman was the youngest of her family. She was born to Robert R. and Mattie Wells Holland on December 13, 1928, in Lunsford, Arkansas. Raised by Christian parents who lived their faith in word and deed, Bobbie learned to love Jesus with all her heart. She joyfully served God as a pioneer in fledgling Baptist college ministries at Ouachita Baptist College, Arkansas State University, and Arkansas Tech. She participated in student revival teams by singing and soul winning. On June 3, 1953, Bobbie married Lucien E. Coleman, Jr., the divinity student who had been her prayer partner in Arkadelphia.
Bobbie delighted in her role as pastor’s wife, schoolteacher, and mother to their three children. After Lucien joined the faculty of Kentucky’s Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as a professor of Religious Education in 1966, Bobbie continued her involvement in church ministry. At age 45, Bobbie felt God’s leading toward a new direction. She returned to school and became a Certified Medical Assistant, eventually becoming office manager for one of Louisville’s leading groups of surgical oncologists. So effectively did she minister comfort to her patients, visiting them in hospitals and homes, that her doctors offered to pay for seminary pastoral care courses and amended her job description to include those activities.
In his capacity as a Christian educator and author, Lucien received invitations to teach in seminaries and conferences around the world. Bobbie accompanied him on travels to six different continents. While her husband taught, she lavished care on local missionary families. Whether lending a sympathetic ear or giving haircuts, Bobbie sought ways to identify and meet the needs of people on the field. From her mother, Bobbie had inherited a passion for Christian missions. So fervently did she participate in state and national WMU programs and church missions emphases, and generously support missions offerings, that the love passed to her children and grandchildren. To her joy, some of them became missionaries on foreign fields, others continue taking part in mission trips and community ministries and some entered pastoral service.
Bobbie followed Lucien to Texas when he accepted a teaching position at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. After his death in 2022, Bobbie continued to be active in her own church and took part in senior adult programs in other local churches. She never stopped spreading her love for Jesus with everyone she met.
On May 25, 2024, Bobbie Coleman was surrounded by family when she passed into her eternal home and met the Lord she loved. She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Vivian Conrad (John); Lynette Johnson (Garry); and Martin Coleman (Shirley). She also has 12 grandchildren, 22 great-children, and one great-great-grandson (so far).
Visitation with the Coleman Family is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, at Calvary Bible Church in Fort Worth (4800 El Campo Ave., 76107). The funeral service will begin at 11:00, followed by a graveside service at Laurel Land Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family would be honored by donations made in Bobbie Coleman’s name to Texans on Mission (formerly Texas Baptist Men) or to Community Healthcare of Texas: Hospice and Palliative & Support Care.
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