Deceased Name: Coleman, Clarence W.
Coleman, Clarence W., 83, retired investor, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Unity Church.
Survivors: daughters, Kathryne Chandler of Incline Village, Nev., Rochelle Bevers of Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with HCA Wesley Medical Center Cancer Research, Wichita Symphony, and the WSU Endowment Association. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Los Angeles Times (CA) - December 17, 1992
Deceased Name: Clarence Coleman; Camping Equipment Developer
Clarence (Bud) Coleman, 83, who helped lead the cooler-making Coleman Co. during its formative years. Coleman worked in numerous positions in the company his father founded, at one point managing all of its factories, where camping equipment was made. During the 1940s, he produced the camp stove that has been called one of the most important non-military items to come out of World War II. He relinquished his role in day-to-day operations in 1955. In Wichita, Kan., on Sunday.
Deceased Name: Coleman, Clarence W.
Coleman, Clarence W., 83, retired investor, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Unity Church.
Survivors: daughters, Kathryne Chandler of Incline Village, Nev., Rochelle Bevers of Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with HCA Wesley Medical Center Cancer Research, Wichita Symphony, and the WSU Endowment Association. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Los Angeles Times (CA) - December 17, 1992
Deceased Name: Clarence Coleman; Camping Equipment Developer
Clarence (Bud) Coleman, 83, who helped lead the cooler-making Coleman Co. during its formative years. Coleman worked in numerous positions in the company his father founded, at one point managing all of its factories, where camping equipment was made. During the 1940s, he produced the camp stove that has been called one of the most important non-military items to come out of World War II. He relinquished his role in day-to-day operations in 1955. In Wichita, Kan., on Sunday.
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