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Marie (Barnes) Cole

Posted 2016-11-04 by mhenderson
Today News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ
>>> Published on Thursday, September 8, 2016 <<<
>>> Sept. 27, 1935 - July 4, 2016 <<<

Marie passed away peacefully after a hard-fought battle with
Alzheimer’s. She was born in Greenville, Tenn. and grew up in
Elwood, Ind. with five siblings.

She met Jay Cole while still in high school, they were married March
14, 1954, living in Van Buren, Ind. She had two sons and worked for
RCA for 13 years.

They moved to Orange, Calif. in 1968 until retiring and moving to
Lake Havasu City permanently in 2000. While in Orange she worked as
a beautician for a short while, raised her sons and worked for 20
years as a mailroom manager for RIC Insurance.

She was an excellent seamstress and avid rock hound. She enjoyed
camping, traveling and Los Angeles baseball. She never met a
stranger, and always put her family first which meant rarely missing
her children or grandchildren playing sports. She did countless
volunteer hours as a member of the Searcher Gem and Mineral Society
(25 years), the Insurance Women of Orange County (15 years) and the
Desert Hills Fire Department Auxiliary.

She is preceded in death by her mother Maude, her brothers Bode, Dee
and Floyd and sister Madeline.

She is survived by Jay her husband of 62 years, sons Dan (Sue) and
John, grandchildren Tim (Melissa), Dan (Lisa) and Carly, great-
grandchildren Kendall, Kayliegh, Vivian and Adam all from Lake
Havasu City. Also her brother Luther, sister-in-Law Melba, brother
and sister-in-law Roger and Janet, 18 nieces and nephews.

The Cole family would like to thank Hospice of Havasu and Lake View
Memory Care for their kindness and support. There will be a family
reunion and celebration of life in October.

Arrangements were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home &
Crematory.

Thoughts and condolences may be sent to Marie’s family at www.lietz-
frazefuneralhome.com.




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