Marion Cole

Marion Marshall Cole Jr., 83, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Cleveland Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be 9:00- 10:00 a.m Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home with the Celebration of Life Service will Immediately following with Bro. Milton Burd officiating. Interment will be in North Cleveland.
Mr. Cole was born June 8, 1929 to Marion Marshall Cole and Mary Lou Burgess, and mother who raised him, Willo Mae Cook Cole. He married Tove Henriksen Cole on February 29, 1956. In 1977 he remarried Lillian Coalter Pritchard Cole. He served in the Korean War and later, worked as a salesman, selling insurance. Mr. Cole was also a member of the American Legion and the VFW. He was a Delta State Alumni.
He is preceded in death by his father, Marion Marshall Cole; birth mother, Mary Lou Burgess; and daughter, Hanne Cole Beever; and wives, Tove Henriksen Cole and Lillian Coalter Pritchard Cole .
Mr. Cole is survived by his mother, Willo Mae Cole; daughters, Bente Cole Peacock of Cleveland, MS, Nina Cole Kiratzis (Arthur) of Marion, AR; son, Marshall Cole (Donna) of Mountain Home, AR; step son, Robert A. Pritchard, Jr. (Beverly); step daughter, Cecilia P. Bowen (Royce) of Starkville, MS; 9 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

First Visitation

9:00 am - 10:00 am Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Service Information

10:00 am Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Interment Information

North Cleveland Cemetery North Bolivar Cleveland, Mississippi, United States