Dandre D. 'Bobby' Coleman, 38 SMRYNA - Dandre D. "Bobby" Coleman, "Uncle Sponge-Bob," of Smyrna,died on Monday April 5, 2010, at Christiana Hospital in Newark. He was 38. Bobby was born May 31, 1971, in Vossburg, Miss., the son of Billie Joe Mays and Joyce Marie Coleman Williams both of Jasper, Texas. He served honorably during the Persian Gulf War in the United States Air Force. Mr. Coleman retired from the Delaware Department of Corrections after 13 years of service as a Correctional Officer. Uncle Sponge Bob's hobbies included playing football, barbequing for the family, and spending time with his children and being active with their activities. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed attending church and listening to gospel music and old school music. Bobby was a good conversationalist and listener and enjoyed going to family events and plays with his wife. He loved to laugh and loved a good joke and was known to have several knick-names for his family and friends like, "27 and Holding, Baby Girl, Big-Poppa, J-Broski, Big-Mike, Yay-Yay, Young Man, and Young Lady." He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Annabelle Coleman. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 18 years, Janeen A. Coleman; four children, Johnathan L. Coleman, Amir D. Coleman, Amari R. Coleman, all of Smyrna, and Jordan X. Coleman of Cheswold; three brothers, Aurelious Rod Crosley, Willie J. Williams, and Christopher J. Kyles, all of Jasper; four sisters, Sylvia Marie Coleman, and Stephanie Young, both of Jasper, and Denise Brooks and Davina Aldridge, both of Dover; a grandmother, Lula Mae Grant of Jasper; a father and mother-in-law, William and Betty Brooks of Dover; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles, cousins, and special friends. A viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, April 9, and from 9 to 10 a.m., Saturday, April 10, in the Faries Funeral Chapel located on 29 S. Main St., Smyrna. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. following the second viewing. A private interment will be scheduled at a later date. Letters of condolence may be sent by visiting
www.fariesfuneralhome.com.