Coachman Jr., Clemant

Clemant Coachman, Jr. was born on October 16, 1939 to Clemant Coachman, Sr. and Lula (Miles) Simpson in Gordonville, Alabama. He was the fifth child to the union. His parents and ten siblings preceded him in death; King David Coachman, Annie Norsweather, Catherine Sole, Louis Coachman, Cathnell Coachman, Janie (Coachman) Jenkins, Lump Simpson, Eddie Simpson and Rufus Simpson. During his early adult years, Clemant traveled to Chicago and became a member of the Apostolic Church of God. He attended Moody Bible Institute and was later ordained as a minister. He loved talking about biblical history and the foundations of the life of Jesus Christ. On August 9, 1961, Clement married Betty Jean Carlton. From this union, five children were born; Darlene Coachman of Chicago, Clemont D. Coachman (Pam) of Chicago, Debra Williams (Sumpter) of Crete, IL, DeLisa Diaz of Gurnee, IL, and Damone Coachman (Cassandra) of Chicago. Clemant married Sandra Putnam in 1993. She was affectionately called ‘Sandy’. Through that marriage, he adopted five more children; Terry Wilkerson of Paxton,IL, Ronda Cervantes of Bourbonnais, IL, Sue Rogers (Butch) of Hoopeston, IL, Christina Yohus of Hoopeston, IL and William Wilkerson of Hoopeston, IL. Sandy preceded him in death. Clemant worked various jobs, starting at a major hotel in downtown Chicago, to United States Steel, DCA Products and he finally retired from Bimba Manufacturing. He enjoyed fishing and horseback riding, playing chess, checkers, and dominoes. He was an avid Chicago Cubs, Alabama College Football, Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Blackhawks fan. Clemant leaves to cherish his memories one sister, GeorgiAnne Simpson of Indianapolis, IN, one brother, Irvin Simpson of Montgomery, AL; four sister-in-laws, three brotherin-laws, ten children, fifteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 19 adopted grandchildren, 37 adopted great-grandchildren; and 17 adopted great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 from 10-11 a.m. The funeral service will start promptly at 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais. His two sons, Damone and Darryl will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Homewood Memorial Gardens in Homewood. Memorials may be made to the family wishes. Please sign his guestbook at www.clancygernon. com.

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