Dolly Legare Coleman

Dolly Legare Coleman, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, wife of the late Henry Andrew Coleman, Jr. died Thursday, March 21, 2019. Her daughter Athena Irland will hold a Funeral Service Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in Seacoast Church Chapel - Mount Pleasant, 750 Long Point Road at 12:00 pm and her daughter Christina Culp will host her Graveside Service in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens at 2:00 pm. The family will receive friends in J. HENRY STUHR, INC. MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 from 4:00 until 8:00 pm.

Dolly was born August 3, 1930 in Charleston, South Carolina, daughter of the late Rupert W. Legare and the late Thelma Camelia Coste Legare. Dolly led a life dedicated to community service and enjoyed a successful career running her own catering firm for forty years and working with her husband to manage Coleman's Hardware - formerly in the Old Village of Mount Pleasant. She also worked for the Town of Mount Pleasant as a school crossing guard and coordinator for the Recreation Department's senior citizen programming. Her greatest joy was her family and community. During her life, she was active in the PTA-serving as a Publicity Chairman, Membership Chairman, and Vice President and received a Life Membership for her service. Dolly was active in the Girl Scouts for 39 years as a Troop Leader and as a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and then the Holy Cross of Sullivan's Island, she volunteered as a Sunday school teacher and Youth Director. She was one of the first female ushers for Church of The Holy Cross.

She is survived by one son, Johnny I. Psaras (Sandra) of Mount Pleasant, SC; two daughters, Christina Dolly Culp (Harry E.) of Neeses, SC and Athena L. Irland of Huger, SC; seven grandchildren, Brandy S. Culp, Sarah A. Harrell, Johnny U. Culp, Harry E. Culp, III, Marie Psaras, Suzanne Utley, and Christine Psaras; and ten great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association SC Chapter, 2090 Executive Hall Road, Suite 130, Charleston, SC 29407.

A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.