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   Published on: 8/24/2002   Last Visited: 8/24/2002

   Margie was born in Chicago, Ill., but lived most of her life in Lauderdale County. She was a 1986 graduate of Coffee High School and active in the chorus. She also won many chorus medals. She was certified in CPR and AED and a member of Central Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. Margie also coached T-ball for her daughter's team as well as the adult co-ed team. One of Margie's proudest times was a part she played in saving the life of a 16-year-old boy last year after a four-wheeler wreck.
   
   She was preceded in death by her father, Daniel A. Bryant; grandfather, Jim Orrick; grandmother, Cecile Bryant; and grandfather, Artist Bryant.
   
   The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Elkins Funeral Home in Florence. Officiating the service will be Brother Bobby Stancil. Burial will follow at Harris Chapel Cemetery in Cherokee. The family received friends Wednesday evening.
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   Margie is survived by her loving husband and companion, Gene O. Borden of Florence, and three beautiful children; daughter, Tiffiney Agee, and sons, Steven K. Agee and Chandler G. Borden, all of Florence; mother, Margaret Faye Bryant of Muscle Shoals; sisters, Cynthia Bryant, Muscle Shoals, and Linda Speegle of Tuscumbia; brothers, Timothy Bryant, Phil Campbell, and Danny Bryant of Waco, Ala.; a number of nieces and nephews; and a lifelong best friend, Denise Green.
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   The family would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation to the nursing staff First Floor at ECM and especially to Dr. Stephen Collier for his kindness and compassion shown to Margie and her family during her illness.
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   Tom is survived by his loving wife and companion of 18 years, Marsha Coleman, Muscle Shoals; daughters, Kathy Sullivan and husband, Kevin, San Diego, Calif., and Teresa Coleman, San Diego, Calif.; sons, Tom Coleman and wife, Kerry, San Diego, Calif., and Donald Coleman and wife, Terry, Seattle, Wash.; grandchildren, Kristina Coleman, Greg Coleman, Ryan Hamann, Kyle Hamann, Jackie Schroeder, Andy Jarcki, Donny Coleman, Tim Coleman and Matthew Coleman; sisters, Betty Gobbell, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Margie Best, Florence, Ala., and Patsy Riley, Zip City, Ala.; brother, Bobby Coleman, Florence, Ala.; and numerous nieces and nephews.