Rodrigo Len Coleman

Services for Rodrigo Len Coleman, of Wesson, are 10 a.m. onMonday, June 9, at Brookhaven Funeral Home’s Natchez Drive Chapel,with graveside services at 1 p.m. on Monday at J.T. RobbinsCemetery in New Hebron.

Visitation is Sunday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Infant Coleman died June 5, 2008, at University Hospital inBirmingham. He was born on March 12, 2008, to Michael Coleman andVeronica Sanchez Coleman, of Wesson.

Survivors are his father and mother; his paternal grandmother,Debra Coleman, of Wesson; his paternal great-grandfather, TravisColeman, of Hazlehurst; his maternal grandparents, EpigmenioAlvarez and Yolanda Sanchez; and his brother, Patrick Coleman, ofWesson

Norma Louise Hartman

Services for Norma Louise Hartman, of Little Rock, Ark., will beheld at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, at Brookhaven Funeral HomeChapel on North Jackson Street, with burial in Easthaven Cemeteryin Brookhaven immediately following.

Visitation is Saturday, June 28, from 3 p.m. until the time ofthe service at the funeral home.

Mrs. Hartman, 82, died peacefully in her sleep on Fridaymorning, May 30, 2008, in Little Rock. She was born in Brookhavenon Aug. 18, 1925, and lived a full and rich life. Her parents,Thelma and Jasper Homer Hedgepeth, helped her grow up to be a truesouthern belle, and in that tradition, she and 14 of her closestfriends formed a lifelong club called the “Firecrackers.” Sheattended Brookhaven High School where she was head cheerleader forfour years and the darling of all who knew her.

She married the boy next door, Bud Hartman, who was a World WarII fighter pilot. A devoted Air Force wife, she and their threechildren moved all over the world, living in America, Europe andAsia. Norma was a wonderful wife and mother. She was an activemember of the Presbyterian church, as well as a Sunday schoolteacher, Girl Scout leader, PTA president, Base Youth ActivitiesDirector, and host of the children’s TV show, “The ShinabargerShow” in the Philippines Islands. Her interests included oilpainting, poetry, flower arranging, antiques, gourmet cooking, artsand crafts, playing the piano, traveling, and entertaining. She wasa proud and faithful member of The Ladies of the Club in Dayton,Ohio.

Preceding her in death were her parents, and her brother, JayHomer Hedgepeth.

Survivors are her husband of 64 years, Albert “Bud” Hartman; herson, Sid Hartman of Orlando and his wife, Janet and their twins,Lauren and Philip; her daughter, Melissa Bearden of Little Rock,her daughter, Ashley Bearden of New York City, her son, BrianBearden and his wife, Sabra of North Little Rock; her daughter,Heather Russell of Dallas and her husband, Allen and theirdaughter, Kelly Schwartz of Washington, D.C., and her husband, Roy:and one sister, Lynda Murray of Birmingham Ala.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be madeto Norma’s granddaughter, Ashley Bearden, to support her efforts torestore a school in Ghana, Africa. The address is Project KI, c/oAshley Bearden, 55 Greenwich Ave. #8, New York City, NY, 10014.(www.ProjectK1.com).

Robert H. Ratliff

Services for Robert H. Ratliff, of Wesson, are 10 a.m. Monday,June 9, at Strong Hope Baptist Church with burial in Strong HopeCemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Sunday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the church.

Mr. Ratliff, 73, died June 6, 2008, at Mississippi BaptistMedical Center in Jackson.

He was a native of Copiah County. He was a member of Strong HopeBaptist Church.

Survivors are his wife, Joyce Ratliff; his son, Vince Ratliffand wife Genia, of Wesson; his daughters, Gwinn Smith and husbandSteve and Dawn Berch and husband Jimmy, all of Wesson; his brother,Buddy Ratliff, of Columbia; his sister, Lavell Douglas, ofBrookhaven; his grandchildren, Casie Fuller, Stephanie Smith,Tabitha Ratliff, Katie Berch, Aaron Case and Britney Case; and hisgreat-granddaughter, Ariona Diggs.