Howard Cole Sr.
SIKESTON — Howard Lee Cole Sr., 82, died Jan. 30, 2013, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born Jan. 26, 1931, in Sikeston, to the late William and Eva Lee Grey Cole, he was a farmer and a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Korean War.
On May 4, 1957, in Sikeston, he married Linda P. Crawford, and she survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son, Howard Lee Cole Jr. of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Darlene and Richard Boskoffsky of Anchorage, Alaska; and one granddaughter, Valerie Chesser of Anchorage.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of services at 1 p.m. Friday at the Blanchard Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Steve Vester, pastor of Old Bethel Baptist Church, will officiate.
Burial with full military honors will follow at 3 p.m. in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.
Pallbearers will be: Tom Mock, Ronnie Johnson, Donnie Johnson, Ricky Dirickson, Ricky Hoskins and Loyd Latham.
Online condolences may be sent at: www.blanchardfuneral.com.