William Colman Jr.

William H. "Bill" Colman Jr., 89, of Jackson, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Sept. 25, 1930, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to William Sr. and Geraldine M. Harper Colman. He and Evelyn H. Milas were married May 4, 1957, in Forest Park, Illinois.

Bill was a 1949 graduate of Cape Central High School. He attended Southeast Missouri State University and Milwaukee School of Engineering. He entered the U.S. Navy on Jan. 3, 1951, and was a 2nd Class Electrician Mate on the USS Braine DD630. He was honorably discharged on Nov. 8, 1954.

The Colman family moved to Jackson in 1968. Bill worked as an engineer at Lenco in Jackson, retiring in 1999. He was a faithful, active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, previously serving as an usher and Sunday school superintendant.

Bill had an infectious personality, was always full of energy and fun and loved telling jokes to make people laugh. He shared close relationships with many of his children's friends because they thought of him as a father figure. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing golf, woodworking, hunting and yardwork.

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Loving survivors include his wife of 63 years, Evelyn Colman of Jackson and children, Jon (Pam) Colman and Beth Bell, all of Jackson; grandchildren, Casey (Hank) Jones and their children Lesleigh and Elijah of Katy, Texas, Jessi Colman of Jackson, Laura (Derek) Kennedy and their daughter McKinley of Fishers, Indiana, and Lindsey (Tyler) Jones of Richmond, Virginia; sister, Geraldine "Gerre" Dudley of St. Louis; and his best buddy, Vernon Werner of Jackson.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Harriet (Gene) Shorb.

Visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.

Funeral will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the church, immediately followed by military honors. Interment is private at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.

Arrangements are by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by clicking on the tribute wall of Bill's personal obituary page at www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.