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Gary Coleman's ex-wife to plan funeral
PROVO, Utah, (UPI) -- Actor Gary Coleman's parents say they will allow his ex-wife to plan his funeral and make other final arrangements.
Sue and Willie Coleman also dropped their request to have Coleman's body returned to Illinois after they reviewed Coleman's will and other trust documents, CNN reported Saturday.
"The Colemans ask that everyone please treat Gary with respect and kindness. They feel it is time for him to find peace and let his spirit go," lawyer Frederick Jackson said in a statement Friday.
Coleman, 42, died May 28 of a brain hemorrhage suffered in a fall at the home he shared in Santaquin, Utah, with his former wife Shannon Price, 24. Coleman had given Price the legal authority to make medical decisions on his behalf, the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo said.
Coleman's relationship with his parents had been strained since he successfully sued them two decades ago for $1 million, claiming they squandered his earnings as a child actor.
Coleman was best known as Arnold on TV's "Diff'rent Strokes" from the 1978 to 1985.
PROVO, Utah, (UPI) -- Actor Gary Coleman's parents say they will allow his ex-wife to plan his funeral and make other final arrangements.
Sue and Willie Coleman also dropped their request to have Coleman's body returned to Illinois after they reviewed Coleman's will and other trust documents, CNN reported Saturday.
"The Colemans ask that everyone please treat Gary with respect and kindness. They feel it is time for him to find peace and let his spirit go," lawyer Frederick Jackson said in a statement Friday.
Coleman, 42, died May 28 of a brain hemorrhage suffered in a fall at the home he shared in Santaquin, Utah, with his former wife Shannon Price, 24. Coleman had given Price the legal authority to make medical decisions on his behalf, the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo said.
Coleman's relationship with his parents had been strained since he successfully sued them two decades ago for $1 million, claiming they squandered his earnings as a child actor.
Coleman was best known as Arnold on TV's "Diff'rent Strokes" from the 1978 to 1985.
