Lois Cole

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

PORTAGEVILLE - Lois Loretta Cole, 61, died March 9, 2004, at the Gideon Care Center in Gideon.

Born June 19, 1942, in Adamsville, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late John and Zilpha Evans Sweat.

Her husband, Bill Cole, preceded her in death in 1967.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Loretta Cole on Sept. 14, 2000; one brother, Junior Sweat; and two sisters, Verble Hendrix and Kay Cole.

Survivors include: three sons, Randy Sweat of Albertville, Ala., Keith Cole of Bragg City and Steve Cole of Portageville; one daughter, Michelle Townsend of Poplar Bluff; four sisters, Jewell Jones of Sikeston, Ann Wilkens of Portageville, Jean Durbin of Hayward and Carolyn Cole of Paragould, Ark.; and nine grandchildren.

Visitation begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at DeLisle Funeral Home where services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday. The Revs. Hershel Godair and Wayne Tribble will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery.