Loretta Coulson

She graduated from Brown High School in 1943 and attended Lockyear’s Business College. Loretta retired as cafeteria manager from Scott Elementary School where she enjoyed working 33 years. She was a lifelong member of Centenary United Methodist Church, exercised in the Family Life Center, and attended Good Neighbor lunches. One of her first jobs in Evansville was working as a bookkeeper at Wesselman’s Grocery Store.

Loretta was an avid gardener and enjoyed reading, playing cards, dominoes, scrabble, and crosswords puzzles. She was a devoted wife, mother, and daughter-in-law.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas W. Coulson; son, Billy Coulson; granddaughter, Krista Coulson; mother-in-law, Myrtle Coulson; sister, Edna Kirsch; and two brothers, Bernie and Harold Kleinschmidt.

Loretta is survived by her granddaughter, Nicole Coulson; five nieces and one nephew.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024 at Centenary United Methodist Church with Rev. George Purnell officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Friends may visit from 11:30 a.m. until service time at the church.

Memorial contributions can be made to Centenary United Methodist Church, 14340 Old State Road, Evansville, Indiana 47725.

Condolences may be offered at www.AlexanderEastChapel.com.