W. Louise Cole passed away from this life into eternity on January 9, 2017 in Tulsa, OK at the age of 88. Louise was from Grove, OK but lived with her daughter and son-in-law the last 8 years of her life. She was born January 21, 1928 in Bartlesville, OK to James Edgar and Anna May (Starr) Cunningham. Louise married Robert Eugene Cole on August 10, 1947 in Dewey, OK. The Cole's lived in Bartlesville, Muskogee, Tulsa and Grove, OK and Corpus Christi, TX. Louise worked in banking for over 60 years.
Louise was a member of First United Methodist Church, Tulsa, OK. She was a member of the Beacon Sunday School class and volunteered in the Prayer Card Ministry and other church outreaches.
Louise was preceded in death by her husband in 1983; her parents; youngest son, Tony Cole; sisters, Betty Burton and Lucille Keener; brother, Lester Cunningham, and two brothers-in-law, Clarence Burton and Ben Keener. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Pam Cole of Rocheport, Missouri; daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Leroy Jeske of Broken Arrow, OK; 5 grandchildren, Courtney and Ryan Jeske of Millburn, NJ, Elisha and Melissa Cole of San Angelo, TX, Michaela and Joshua Silverberg of Nashville, TN, Asher Cole of Tukwila, WA and Hannah Cole of San Antonio, TX; 5 great grandchildren, Sydney Cole, Zoe Silverberg, River Silverberg, Penelope Jeske and Sloane Jeske; sister-in-law, Peggy Cunningham and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may contribute in Louise's memory to First United Methodist Church, Community Ministries. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Friday, January 13, 2017 at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st Street. Interment will be at 10 AM Saturday, January 14, 2017 in Butler Cemetery in Grove, OK and the Memorial Service will follow at 2 PM at First United Methodist Church, 1115 S. Boulder, Tulsa. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233