John H. 'Johnny' Cole
Center - John H. "Johnny" Cole, 55, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1995, at his home.
He was born Nov. 8, 1939, in Eunice, N.M., to the late Henry and Thelma Cole.
Johnny was a hostage during Desert Storm. He returned to Kuwait after the conflict but was home on vacation at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, Donnita B. Cole of Center; daughters, Laura Wilkinson and husband, Danny, of San Antonio and Michelle Lambert and husband, Bret of Odessa; sons, John Edward Cole and wife, Kim of San Antonio and Donavan Cole and wife, Jenni of Odessa; and 13 grandchildren.
He is also survived by a sister, Carol Parker of Odessa, mother-in-law, Ouida Biggers of Odessa; sisters-in-law, Eve Landers and husband, Don, of Fredericksburg and Victoria Holland and husband, Dudley, of Albuquerque, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mangum Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Hannah officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow at Borders Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Mangum Funeral Home.
Published in The Odessa American, August 31, 1995, pg. 3B col. 6
***Note: Johnny Cole was moved from Borders Cemetery to Sunset Memorial. He was buried on 24 Oct 2012 at Sunset Memorial. There is no headstone.
Johnny's wife, Donnita Cole was buried next to him.
Center - John H. "Johnny" Cole, 55, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1995, at his home.
He was born Nov. 8, 1939, in Eunice, N.M., to the late Henry and Thelma Cole.
Johnny was a hostage during Desert Storm. He returned to Kuwait after the conflict but was home on vacation at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, Donnita B. Cole of Center; daughters, Laura Wilkinson and husband, Danny, of San Antonio and Michelle Lambert and husband, Bret of Odessa; sons, John Edward Cole and wife, Kim of San Antonio and Donavan Cole and wife, Jenni of Odessa; and 13 grandchildren.
He is also survived by a sister, Carol Parker of Odessa, mother-in-law, Ouida Biggers of Odessa; sisters-in-law, Eve Landers and husband, Don, of Fredericksburg and Victoria Holland and husband, Dudley, of Albuquerque, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mangum Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Hannah officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow at Borders Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Mangum Funeral Home.
Published in The Odessa American, August 31, 1995, pg. 3B col. 6
***Note: Johnny Cole was moved from Borders Cemetery to Sunset Memorial. He was buried on 24 Oct 2012 at Sunset Memorial. There is no headstone.
Johnny's wife, Donnita Cole was buried next to him.
John H. 'Johnny' Cole
Center - John H. "Johnny" Cole, 55, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1995, at his home.
He was born Nov. 8, 1939, in Eunice, N.M., to the late Henry and Thelma Cole.
Johnny was a hostage during Desert Storm. He returned to Kuwait after the conflict but was home on vacation at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, Donnita B. Cole of Center; daughters, Laura Wilkinson and husband, Danny, of San Antonio and Michelle Lambert and husband, Bret of Odessa; sons, John Edward Cole and wife, Kim of San Antonio and Donavan Cole and wife, Jenni of Odessa; and 13 grandchildren.
He is also survived by a sister, Carol Parker of Odessa, mother-in-law, Ouida Biggers of Odessa; sisters-in-law, Eve Landers and husband, Don, of Fredericksburg and Victoria Holland and husband, Dudley, of Albuquerque, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mangum Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Hannah officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow at Borders Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Mangum Funeral Home.
Published in The Odessa American, August 31, 1995, pg. 3B col. 6
***Note: Johnny Cole was moved from Borders Cemetery to Sunset Memorial. He was buried on 24 Oct 2012 at Sunset Memorial. There is no headstone.
Johnny's wife, Donnita Cole was buried next to him.
Center - John H. "Johnny" Cole, 55, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1995, at his home.
He was born Nov. 8, 1939, in Eunice, N.M., to the late Henry and Thelma Cole.
Johnny was a hostage during Desert Storm. He returned to Kuwait after the conflict but was home on vacation at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, Donnita B. Cole of Center; daughters, Laura Wilkinson and husband, Danny, of San Antonio and Michelle Lambert and husband, Bret of Odessa; sons, John Edward Cole and wife, Kim of San Antonio and Donavan Cole and wife, Jenni of Odessa; and 13 grandchildren.
He is also survived by a sister, Carol Parker of Odessa, mother-in-law, Ouida Biggers of Odessa; sisters-in-law, Eve Landers and husband, Don, of Fredericksburg and Victoria Holland and husband, Dudley, of Albuquerque, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mangum Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Hannah officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow at Borders Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Mangum Funeral Home.
Published in The Odessa American, August 31, 1995, pg. 3B col. 6
***Note: Johnny Cole was moved from Borders Cemetery to Sunset Memorial. He was buried on 24 Oct 2012 at Sunset Memorial. There is no headstone.
Johnny's wife, Donnita Cole was buried next to him.
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