Coleman, Viola Mary Johnson, 1919-2005.

Viola Mary Johnson was born September 15, 1919 in New Iberia, La. She graduated from Southern University in Baton Rogue, La., then attended Meharry Medical School in Nashville, Tenn. She married Raymond Coleman in 1950 and they moved to Midland, Tex., in 1951, where she began working as a physician. Viola Coleman was the first African-American female doctor in Midland. She maintained a private practice and served on the staff at Midland Memorial Hospital until 2001. During her career Coleman was active in various community and civil rights organizations. Coleman died October 12, 2005.