Doris Coleman Guillory
7/27/1943 – 2/01/2022
Doris Coleman Guillory, 78, of Longville, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at her home. Visitation will
be Friday, February 4, from 10am-12pm, with funeral services starting at 12pm, at Memorial Baptist Church.
Interment will be at Barentine Cemetery. Revs. Jimmy Clark and Brad Johnson will officiate.
Doris is survived by her brother Bill Coleman & Nita of Longville, sister-in-law Jennie Coleman of Longville;
and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband Curtis Guillory; parents Britt & Myrtis Coleman; two brothers, Alfred
Coleman and Walter Coleman; sister Marjorie Heitz; and nephew Darrell Coleman.
Doris loved to play basketball and in 1993 was inducted into the LHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame. She was
credited with the overhand jump-shot in girls' basketball, and scored over 4100 points in her four-year high
school career, a state record that wouldn't be beaten for over 30 years. She still holds numerous national high
school free throw records. After high school, she played professionally for the Hazel Walker's Arkansas
Travelers, where she played over 200 games a season across the country. She played against military teams and
semi-pro men's teams, including against Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain. After retiring from basketball, her
favorite pastimes included golfing, fishing and gardening. She also worked at Trunkline Gas Company for 40
years, where she worked engine maintenance, and fire extinguisher and crane inspection, among many others.
She also served several years on the Beauregard Parish School Board.
Condolences can be made at heritagefuneralhomellc.com.