Obituaries: John Richard Cole, 1996, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 27, 1996 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

John Richard Cole

Funeral services for John Richard Cole were held at 10 a.m. Monday in the
Southern Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Calvin Phelps and the Reverend Byrd
Terry officiating.  Burial followed in the Garden of Memories Cemetery under
the direction of Southern, Winnfield.

Mr. Cole, age 79, of Winnfield, died November 22, 1996 in St. Francis Cabrini
Hospital, Alexandria, La.  Mr. Cole was a member of First Christian Church and
a U. S. Air Force Veteran of World War II.  He was past president of Retired
Teachers Association, past member of the Louisiana Teachers Association, a
graduate of Winnfield High School, Northwestern State University, and received
a Masters degree from Mississippi State University.

Survivors include his wife, Helen D. Cole, of Winnfield; one son, Richard
Barton Cole of Zephyr Hills, Florida; two sisters, Mildred Crooks of Jena,
Louisiana and Aliene Melancon of Natchitoches, Louisiana; three grandchildren,
Aaron Cole, Krista Cole, and Jonathan Cole; one granddaughter-in-law, Kristi
Layne Cole; one great grandson, Kaleb John Cole.

Pallbearers were Tommy Bankston, Eugene Love, Donald Garrett, Hershel Machen,
J. C. Ward, Dennis Shell, Sammy Brian, and Freddie Bennett.

Honorary pallbearers were Pat Harrell, Ed Grigg, Russell Terry, Jim Wiley, and
Buddy Bates.