Jerry Cole

Jerry Cole, 81, of Nancy, Kentucky, passed away on January 6, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Cole was born on May 17, 1937, to James Aubrey and Jessie Ellison Cole in Cox’s Mill, West Virginia. Mr. Cole proudly served his country in the United States Navy for 20 years earning the Rank of E01. He attended the Alice Baptist Church in West Virginia.

Mr. Cole is preceded in death by his father, James Cole; mother, Jessie Ellison Cole; brothers, William T. Cole, Over Vaine Cole, Richard Lane Cole, Charles Leo Cole, Billy Joe Cole, and Roland S. Cole; sisters, Bonnie Lee Johnson and Betty Jean Murvine

He leaves behind to cherish his memory, loving wife, Roberta June Forsythe Wesley Cole; sons, James David Cole, Timothy Dean Forsythe, and Ronald Todd Forsythe; daughter, Tammy Deakin; brother, Roger Lee Cole; Nephew that was like a brother, Larry Keith Cole; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren.

Visitation for Mr. Cole will be Thursday, January 10, 2019, from 6:30 to 8 P.M. at Southern Oaks Funeral Home,Somerset, Kentucky. A second visitation for Mr. Cole will be on Monday, January 14, 2019 from 1:30 P.M. - 3 P.M. in the Chapel of Carlisle - Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville, Indiana. The funeral services will begin at 3 P.M., at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the White Lick Cemetery. Visit www.CarlisleBranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online registry.