Weldon H

Cole, Sr.

Weldon H. Cole, Sr., age 81, of Hope passed from this world Thursday, January 30, 2025, in Texarkana, TX.

Mr. Cole was born February 27, 1943, to William and Lela Fraser Cole in Center Ridge, AR. He was a mechanic and truck driver. He loved his wife, Virginia, whom he would call "Shug" and would call her his better half.

Mr. Cole is preceded by his parents, two grandchildren Cody Joseph Cole and Amy Marie Taylor; a great-great granddaughter Raven Hodges; daughter-in-law Linda Cole; three sisters Minnie Bartlett, Ola Mae Davis, Martha Lou Askew; five brothers Eldon Cole, Lloyd Cole, Robert Cole, Johnny Cole, and William "Bud" Cole. Weldon was the last living child of his parents.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Virginia Collard Cole; children, Virginia Atkins (Billy), Lynda Cole, Mary Hodges (Billy), Weldon Cole, Jr. (Sabrina), and Glen Cole; Larry Simpson who was raised as his brother; eighteen grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Visitation is scheduled 1:00-2:00pm Monday, February 3, 2025, at Herndon-Fuqua Funeral Home in Hope. Graveside service will follow at 2:00pm in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Bro. Ernie Sorrells officiating, under the direction of Herndon-Fuqua Funeral Homes Hope.

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