On Saturday, December 8, 2012, David Ricardo "Doc" Coles was called home to be with the Lord while in the Hospice of the Piedmont in Charlottesville, Virginia.

He was born on January 8, 1960, in Washington, D.C., to the late Hasting L. Coles Jr. and Pauline Dickerson Coles. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert James Dickerson.

David attended and graduated from the Albemarle County public schools. At an early age, he joined the Chapman Grove Baptist Church in Charlottesville (Eastham), Virginia. "Doc", as he was very well known as, was employed at Brown Auto Group in Charlottesville for twenty years.

David leaves to cherish his memories, one son, David Coles Jr.; three daughters, Tamara, Tiarra, and Dakeshia Coles, all of Charlottesville, Virginia; two brothers, Hasting Coles III, of New York, New York, and Kenneth Coles of Charlottesville, Virginia; five sisters, Paula Coles, Jacquelyn Yates, and Earlene Coles, all of Charlottesville, Virginia, Constance and Madelyn Coles of Kent Store, Virginia; three grandchildren, Sin'Niyah Turner, Za'Kiyah Coles and TaMiyah Eubanks, all of Charlottesville, Virginia; five nieces; eleven nephews; eight great-nieces; six great-nephews; a great-great-niece; two uncles; three aunts; a caring and devoted friend, Gwendolyn Louderback; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Mount Zion First African Baptist Church, 105 Lankford Avenue, Charlottesville, Virginia, with the Reverend Xavier Jackson delivering the eulogy. Interment will follow at the Coles family cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, a monetary donation would be appreciative.

J. F. Bell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
 

Published in the Daily Progress from December 10 to December 13, 2012