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Jacqueline Coleman was born in Belgreen, Alabama on November 14, 1937 to Walter McKinley Hacker and Sara Alice Hood. She was one of twelve children and the youngest girl. A French midwife, who delivered her, told her mother that she was a very special baby and that her name should be Jacqueline. Jackie was blessed with an amazing natural talent for music. At just 5 years old, she taught herself how to play the guitar and later learned to play the piano. God blessed her with a beautiful voice and a God given gift to play all instruments by ear. Her strong Christian faith led her to sing and record gospel music professionally with the late Buddy Pressner. With the late Elvis Presley as her cousin, the musical talent ran strong through her blood. She shared her musical talent by teaching children to play the piano and guitar. Jackie was a dynamic, charismatic, and affectionate woman. Her presence and loving personality lit up any room she walked into. On one occasion, she went to a gospel concert in Downtown Chicago. She proceeded to pull in an area to park because she wanted a close parking spot. A Chicago policeman who was directing traffic told her she could not park there as it was only reserved for the Mayor Richard Daley or God. She then replied to the officer, “I was sent here by God”. The officer smiled and proceeded to open the gate for her to park in the reserved spot. Music was her love but her family was her world. She met her husband Joseph Coleman in Cleveland, Ohio. They moved to Highland, Indiana in 1966 where they resided together until he passed in April 2022. They were together for 66 years and had 3 children together (Judy Ann Martino, Joseph Coleman, and Alice Renee Coleman Fortuna). The precious lord took her hand and led her to her heavenly home on June 3, 2024 in Mesa, Arizona where she resided for the past 2 years of her life. She passed with her granddaughter Angelique by her side. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Ann Martino; 2 granddaughters Chantell Considine and Angelique Fortuna; 4 great-grandchildren, Angelo Payan, Collin Considine, Deseree Considine, and Aiden Considine; 2 brothers Reynon Hacker and Ace Hacker; and a great many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1 p.m. at Memory Lane Funeral Home 6305 W Lincoln Hwy, Crown Point, IN 46307. Friends and relatives may visit with family from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. Interment at Memory Lane will follow after the service.

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Jacqueline Coleman

November 14, 1937 - June 3, 2024