COLE, HARRY EUGENE, 92, of Sebring, FL, went to be with the Lord, August 12, 2013. Son of the late Harry A. and Mary Bates Cole was born in Bloomington, IL. A veteran of the United States Coast Guard serving during W.W. II. He married Joan Balmer in Cleveland, OH on February 8, 1946. He was former pastor for 26 years at G.A.R. Churches and then served twelve years on staff of Cedarville College. He was the first pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Cedarville, OH, moving to Maranatha Village, Sebring, FL in 1988. A former associate pastor and a member of Maranatha Baptist Church. He is survived by his loving wife, Joan; sons, Kenneth E. Cole, MD, Ft. Wayne, IN and David B. Cole, Pickerington, OH; daughter, Judith Ann Disch, Tulsa, OK and eight grandchildren. Military Honors, 12:30 pm, Friday at Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Fl. Services will be 11:00 am, Saturday at Maranatha Baptist Church, Sebring with Pastor Gerald Webber officiating. Memorials are requested to A.B.W.E. or Maranatha Manor.
Condolences or Life Stories may be expressed in his Guestbook. Morris Funeral Chapel, Sebring, Fl.
Preceded In Death By Harry A. and Mary Bates, Parents
Survived By Joan, Wife
Kenneth E. Cole, MD, Son
David B. Cole, Son
Judith Ann Disch, Daughter
eight grandchildren
Facts Place Of Birth: Bloomington, IL
Date Of Death: August 12, 2013
Place of Death: Sebring, FL
He was former pastor for 26 years
at G.A.R. Churches and then served
twelve years on staff of Cedarville College
Services Military Honors, 12:30 pm, Friday at
Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Fl.
Services will be 11:00 am, Saturday at
Maranatha Baptist Church, Sebring
with Pastor Gerald Webber officiating.
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