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Submitted: 11/29/20 • Approved: 11/29/20 • Last Updated: 12/2/20 • R368934-G368934-S3
Clarence M.
April 25, 1925-September 21, 2002
Please see military marker
Billie June
March 3, 1931-January 8, 1991
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary for Clarence
Clarence Melbourn Cole, 77, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002, In McAllen.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Stinnett Church of Christ in Stinnett with Zeb Sailors, minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Amarillo, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mr. Cole was born April 25, 1925, in Southard, Okla., to Ulysses S. Cole and Virgie May Walters Cole. He was a longtime Sanford resident. He was active in various activities in the Panhandle including golfing, music, bowling and he was a referee for football, basketball and baseball. He was a master carpenter and always willing to help.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy in the Philippines and activated with the Oklahoma National Guard to serve in the Army from September 1950 through May 1952, being awarded the Bronze Star during the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by a son, Jack Cole on Aug. 16, 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Kay Benn; two sons, Charles "Chuck" Cole of Kingfisher, Okla., and Frank Chad Cole of Amarillo; three daughters, Toni Sue Mills of Stinnett, Jennifer Grimes of Oklahoma City and Teresa McConnell of Edmond, Okla.; two stepdaughters, Karen Benn and Nancy Lindbeck, both of Cook, Minn.; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many friends.
Honorary pallbearers are fellow employees of Phillips Petroleum Co. and fellow golfers everywhere.
The family suggests memorials be to The Word at Work, 1400 Wolflin Ave., Amarillo, TX 79109; or a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 26, 2002
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Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014
Name: Clarence M Cole
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1925
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1977
Marriage Place: Potter, Texas, USA
Spouse: Billie J Reid
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 46
*Obituary for June
SANFORD - Funeral services for June Reed [sic] Cole, 59, Sanford, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Minton Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Billy Everett, pastor of Hunts Memorial Methodist Church of Dumas, officiating.
Burial will be in Lieb Cemetery in Morse.
Mrs. Cole died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1991 in St. Anthony's Hospice in Amarillo.
A native of Stinnett, she had been a lifetime Hutchinson County resident. She was a retired registered nurse.
She attended Morse High School and attended nursing school at Northwest Texas Hospital. She was a Methodist.
She married C.M. Cole Sept. 8, 1977 in Amarillo.
Survivors include her husband; her mother; two sons; two step-sons; three step-daughters; two sisters; four grandchildren and 12 step-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jerral Pharis, Greg Buck, Nick Spencer, Ed Koeting, Gene Williams, and T.R. Langham.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Thursday, January 10, 1991)
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Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Billie June Reid
Date of Birth: 3 Mar 1931
Gender: Female
Birth County: Hutchinson
Father's name: Burnice B Reid
Mother's name: Teile Luicle Hughes
Roll Number: 1931_0006
Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Billie June Reid
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1931
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Stinnett, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Father: Burnice B Reid
Father Birth Place: Hill County, Texas
Mother: Terle Lucile Hughes
Mother Birth Place: Croby County, Texas
Mother Residence: Moore, Texas
Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014
Name: Billie J Reid
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1931
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1977
Marriage Place: Potter, Texas, USA
Spouse: Clarence M Cole
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 52
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: June Cole
Death Date: 8 Jan 1991
Death County: Potter
Gender: Female
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: June Reid Brooks
[June Brooks Cole]
[June Cole]
[June Reid Reid]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1931
Birth Place: Stinnett, Texas
Death Date: Jan 1991
Father: Bernice B Reid
Mother: Tillie L Hughs
Notes: Jan 1954: Name listed as JUNE REID BROOKS; 13 Jun 1985: Name listed as JUNE BROOKS COLE; 26 Feb 1991: Name listed as JUNE B COLE
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