BETTY ELAINE COLE

Cole, Betty Elaine, passed away on December 3rd in Idyllwild, CA. She was born on October 13, 1924 to Ryal and Myrtie Michaels in Troy Mills Iowa. The family moved to Los Angeles when she was a girl and she graduated from University High School in 1941. After a whirlwind courtship she married Donald M. Cole Jr. in Yuma, Arizona on November 9, 1942.The marriage lasted 62 years until his death in 2005. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Abigail Beckwith Cole and her sisters, Oma Powell and Eileen Newman as well as several nieces and nephews. She is survived by 5 children: SherylLuker of Palmdale, Diane Hayes of Idyllwild, Denise Edmiston of Idyllwild, Michael Cole of La Jolla and Amanda Gall of Huntington Beach. She also leaves 13 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren. Before her death she lived many years in La Habra, California where she was a long time member of The La Habra United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She enjoyed gardening, reading and knitting and all kinds of service activities and the La Habra Senior Center. She was warm and big-hearted with all who knew her. She was deeply loved and will be deeply missed. Funeral Services will be held at the Hillside Chapel in Rose Hills Memorial Park on Saturday, December 11th at 1 pm.