Mannie Cole

COLE, Mr. Mannie A. - Age 69, passed away Monday, March 29, 2010 at Select Specialty. Family hour 11 a.m. Friday, April 2, 2010 at Greater Holy Temple C.O.G.I.C., 6702 N. Dort Hwy., with funeral service commencing at 12Noon, Bishop Roger L. Jones, Sr., officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Friday. Mr. Cole will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Mannie Arne Cole was born May 28, 1940 in Shelby County, Tennessee, the son of Nathaniel and Corrine Cole. Mannie was a resident of Flint, Michigan. On October 27, 1995, he married his loving wife Cheryl and to this union son, Ronald was born. Mannie served in the United States Marine Corp from May 1960 to May 1966. He was honored with the Thailand Expedition Medal and Sharpshooter Badge – M1 Rifle. Mannie was an employee of General Motors V-8 Engine Plant, retiring in 1987. He loved fishing and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Mr. Mannie A. Cole leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Cheryl Cole; 3 sons, Ronald Cole, Demetrius (Wanda) Cole and Jerry (Julia) Cole; 4 stepchildren, Teresa (Mark) Barnett, Tameka (Eric) VanBuren, David and Darren Munerlyn; grandchildren, Christian, Theo “Biscuit”, Nakeya “Jelly”, Sharnell “Granny”, Davion, Destiny, David and Diamond; great-granddaughter, Zaniyah; 5 sisters, Lobelia Dixon of St. Louis, MO, Quintella Griggs of Memphis, TN, Bennie J. Embrey, Vera (Andre) Patterson and Bonnie Dean Cole, all of Dayton, OH; 6 brothers, Joe E. Cole, Vernon and Matthew Cole, all of Memphis, TN, Nathaniel Cole, William Cole, both of Dayton, OH and Andrew Jackson of Los Angles, CA; aunt, Ruby Washington of Memphis, TN; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including special friends, Early Utsey and John Hamlin. Mr. Cole was preceded in death by his parents, Nathaniel and Corrine Cole; and sister, Annette Duffy. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Thomas, Dr. Katneni, staff of Select Specialty, Bishop Roger L. Jones and the Greater Holy Temple Church family.

Mannie Cole

May 28, 1940 - March 29, 2010