Ellis “Red” Coleman, age 86, of Rockwood, passed away November 4, 2019. Survivors include his wife: Brenda Ann Coleman of Rockwood; sons: Steve Coleman of Knoxville and Mike Potter of Lancing; daughters: Pam Armes of Wartburg, Sheila Lilly of White Oak, West Virginia, and Lisa Bratton of Roanoke, Texas; and many other extended family members and friends. The family will receive friends Friday, November 8, 2019 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Evans Mortuary in Rockwood. Funeral service will follow. Graveside and interment service will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 11 a.m. in the Roane Memorial Gardens in Rockwood with full military honors presented by the U.S. Army Honor Guard and Roane County Military Memorial Honor Guard.