Cherie Elizabeth Briner Cole, 86, of Talcott, West Virginia was the daughter of the late Dr. J. C. ‘Doc’ Briner and Alta Garner Briner. She is preceded in death by her sister, Martha Jean Briner Mokry, her brother, Clifford Briner, and her granddaughter Jennifer Wynes Rowe. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Norman H. Cole, Jr; three daughters, Pamela Lee Cole Wyne, Christi Ann Cole Bricco, and Alta Sue Cole; a son, Norman Hamilton Cole, III; her sisters, Beverly Briner Craft and Mary Nan Briner Bond; five grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. After graduating from West Lafayette High School, she attended Virginia Intermont College, the New York Institute of Dietetics, and Ohio State University where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta. While at Ohio State, she met her future husband, Norman. After marriage, they moved to Springville, Virginia, and later to Talcott, West Virginia where Cherie was a member Trinity United Methodist Church for over 50 years, and enjoyed teaching Sunday School and acting as Treasurer of the United Methodist Women. She often made bread for communion sacraments and prepared altar flower arrangements for services. While caring for her family, she also served as Secretary of Cole Nurseries, Inc. and was Former First Lady of the Southern Nursery Association. Her greatest joy was caring for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and was quick to show pictures of them and to tell stories of their achievements. Her hobbies and interests were many, but her favorites included quilting, sewing, gardening, bowling, snow skiing, water skiing, canning, basket making, and knitting.
Cherie Elizabeth Briner Cole, 86, of Talcott, West Virginia was the daughter of the late Dr. J. C. ‘Doc’ Briner and Alta Garner Briner. She is preceded in death by her sister, Martha Jean Briner Mokry, her brother, Clifford Briner, and her granddaughter Jennifer Wynes Rowe. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Norman H. Cole, Jr; three daughters, Pamela Lee Cole Wyne, Christi Ann Cole Bricco, and Alta Sue Cole; a son, Norman Hamilton Cole, III; her sisters, Beverly Briner Craft and Mary Nan Briner Bond; five grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. After graduating from West Lafayette High School, she attended Virginia Intermont College, the New York Institute of Dietetics, and Ohio State University where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta. While at Ohio State, she met her future husband, Norman. After marriage, they moved to Springville, Virginia, and later to Talcott, West Virginia where Cherie was a member Trinity United Methodist Church for over 50 years, and enjoyed teaching Sunday School and acting as Treasurer of the United Methodist Women. She often made bread for communion sacraments and prepared altar flower arrangements for services. While caring for her family, she also served as Secretary of Cole Nurseries, Inc. and was Former First Lady of the Southern Nursery Association. Her greatest joy was caring for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and was quick to show pictures of them and to tell stories of their achievements. Her hobbies and interests were many, but her favorites included quilting, sewing, gardening, bowling, snow skiing, water skiing, canning, basket making, and knitting.
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