Obituary of Jim Cole
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James Monroe �Jim� Cole, age 89, a former resident of Boone, died Monday morning, March 12, 2012 at Life Care Center in Banner Elk. Born April 2, 1922 in Leflore County, Mississippi, he was a son of Richard Monroe and Ruby Knott Cole. Jim was a member of Deerfield United Methodist Church, where he served for more than 20 years as choir director. Mr. Cole was a retired professor for Appalachian State University�s Department of Education. Mr. Cole served in the 40th District of the North Carolina State House of Representatives. He served in the U.S. Army and the Army Air Corp during WWII.
Surviving are four sons, Richard �Dick� Cole and wife Sharon of Gastonia, James Kevin �Jimmy� Cole of Watauga Lake, TN., Michael Christopher Cole and wife Deborah, of High Point, and Thomas Sidney "Sid" Cole and wife Elizabeth, of Roxboro; and three daughters, Susan Heyward Cole of Hampstead, Jennifer Anne Cole of Boone, and Kathryn �Kelly� Cole-Cornett of Boone. Ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also survive.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Anne Cole, and one sister, May Clark.
Memorial services for James Monroe �Jim� Cole will be conducted Wednesday evening, March 14, 2012, at 6 o�clock at the Deerfield United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Evelyn Lemons. The family will receive friends following services at the church. Burial with military graveside honors will be at a later date in the National Cemetery in Salisbury.
Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the VFW Post 7031, Boone, NC 28607.
Online condolences may be sent to the Cole family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Cole family.