Obituary of Jimmie Cole

Jimmie Sue Cole Mrs. Cole, 76, of Huntersville, NC went home peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on January 30, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 3, 1935 in Springhill, LA, the daughter of the late Brittain and Bessie Andrews. Jimmie Sue was a graduate of Homer High School in Homer, LA and Ayers Business School in Shreveport, LA. She met the love of her life, a young Air Force serviceman from Maine, Frank Cole, at a USO dance. This unique union of a ?yankee? from Maine and a ?southern belle? from Louisiana lasted almost 55 years and created a very interesting life. Jimmie Sue was a devoted wife and loving mother. Frank?s career took them from Pennsylvania, to Yarmouth, ME to finally Charlotte, NC. Jimmie Sue was always active in her community serving as Towns Chairman of the Greater Portland United Fund. She was very active in the Village Improvement Society of Yarmouth and the Charity League of Charlotte. She enjoyed children and served as a Sunday school teacher and youth leader. She also devoted her time as volunteer at Room In the Inn. Jimmie Sue was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Charlotte and a member of The Tom Bowers Sunday School Class known as God Chasers. Music was a very big part of her life. She was blessed with a beautiful voice and was active in the church choirs wherever she was living. She was a member of the Portland Maine Symphony Chorus. Jimmie Sue also loved their mountain home in Waynesville, NC, spending time with family and friends and their travels around the world. While Jimmie Sue was a loving wife, a devoted, giving mother and grandmother, a caring sister and a dependable friend, she was above all a living testimony to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was a steadfast prayer warrior who lived her life in service to others and served as a shining example of how to live your faith everyday. She will be missed by everyone whose lives she touched. Jimmie Sue was the youngest daughter of seven children and was preceded in death by her three brothers and three sisters. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Frank Cole, her children: Cindy Watson and her husband, Scott, Bruce Cole, and Paula Brown; grandchildren: Josh Watson, Zach Watson and his wife, Kristina, Taylor Watson, Jake Watson, Lindsay Cole, Leslie Cole, Shannon Emerson and her husband, John and Sarah Brown; and great granddaughter, Payton Lowery. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at First Baptist Church in Charlotte, 301 South Davidson St. Following the service the family will receive friends at a reception to be held in the Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the First Baptist Church Music Ministry, 301 South Davidson St., Charlotte, NC 28202. The family would like to express their gratitude for the wonderful service it received from Hospice and Palliative Care Lake Norman.