Jimmie Lelon Cole, Sr.

JENNINGS Funeral services for Mr. Jimmie L. Cole, Sr., 70, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 17, 2009 in the Miguez Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Masters officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Funeral home visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., today, Thursday; and 8:00 a.m., Friday until time of services. Mr. Cole died at 11:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Mr. Cole was a native of Alexandria and a graduate of Pineville High School. He retired from the U.S. Army with 23 years of service as Sgt. 1st Class. He completed two tours of Viet Nam, served in Berlin and Korea. He was awarded the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Vietnamese Cross of Galantry with Palm (MACV), Galantry Cross Medal with Bronze Star-Republic of Viet Nam. NCOIC of the United Nations Honor Guard in Korea. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Settlemyer Cole of Jennings; two daughters, Jennifer Torres and husband Stacy of Lynchburg, TN, Jackie Heinen and husband Dr. David of Lake Charles; two sons, LTC Jimmie Lelon Cole, Jr. and wife Danya of Mt. Juliet, TN, Nicholas Dan Cole of Hermitage, TN; four sisters, Jo Anne Thompson and husband Curt of Ball, Linda Andrus and husband T.J. of Sulphur, Faye Lunsford of Houston, TX, Catherine Reed of Westlake; two brothers, Richard Cole and Clifford Cole both of Pineville; four granddaughters, Danielle Torres, Allie Heinen, Audrey Heinen, Avery Heinen; and four grandsons, Michael Richert, Joshua Richert, Cameran Cole and Watson Cole. Preceded in death by his parents, Lelon Bursbell and Maybelle Cross Cole and two brothers, Robert Cole and Tommy Cole.