Edward Coltrane

Mr. Edward Marshall Coltrane, age 87 of Bombay Road, Denton, NC died Saturday, Dec. 19 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 22 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. James Draughn. Burial with Military Honors by the Randolph County Memorial Honor Guard will be at Liberty Fellowship Church Cemetery. Mr. Coltrane was born September 11, 1922 in Guilford County to Lonnie Coltrane and Bessie Perry Coltrane. He was employed with Hedgecock Builders Supply of High Point for 42 years and later worked for Wal-Mart in Asheboro. He was a World War II veteran of the U S Army Air Corp. Mr. Coltrane is survived by his wife Pauline Walker Smith Coltrane of the home; sons Edward Eugene Coltrane of Thomasville and Perry Michael Coltrane of High Point; a daughter Brenda Casteel of Denton; a step-son Zollie S. Smith of Cleveland, Tenn and a step-daughter Etta S Morin of High Point. The family will see friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton and other times at the residence