Margaret June Cole, 1920-2014
Margaret June (Matheny) Cole, 93, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 1:04 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born on October 9, 1920 in Monongalia County, W.Va. to Charles and Sarah (Phillips) Matheny and they preceded her in death. On April 16, 1938 she married James Cole and he survives in Ada.
Margaret worked at Westinghouse Corp. of Lima. She helped her husband with Cole's Service Station in Alger. They lived in South Carolina for 22 years, where they owned and managed rental property.
She was active in church service in various ways; as treasurer, Sunday School teacher, and in Women's Missionary Group.
Also surviving is a daughter, Ruth Ann (Cole) Grismore of Ada; a son, Ronald (Barbara) Cole of Evansville, Ind.; seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; a sister, Mary Ann Wiley of Canton.
She was preceded in death by a daughter Judith Kay Cole; three brothers: Charles Matheny, Jr., Henry Matheny and John Matheny.
There will be a private burial at Preston Cemetery in Alger, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association and/or Disabled Veterans of America, 22080 Green Hill Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48335.
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