Marcella Louise Cole

Marcella Louise Cole obituary

Marcella Louise Cole

Marcella Cole Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Peoples Funeral Home - Butler on Nov. 25, 2025.

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Marcella Louise Bonar Cole (82) of Butler, KY passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025. She was born in Butler, KY on April 17, 1943, daughter of the late Robert and Laura Whitaker Utz.

Marcella attended the 1st Baptist Church in Falmouth and was a custodian at Pendleton County Schools for many years.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her fist husband Leon Bonar and second husband Donald Cole, brothers Lester and David Utz and sisters Bertha Miller, Leona Tillet, Norma Myers and Garnet Marshall.

Survivors include her sons John (Lori) Staggs and Allen (Michelle) Bonar, brother Robert Utz, grandchildren Zachary (Shana) Staggs, Bethany (Bobby) Fields, Brett Bonar and Brentannie Bonar, great grandchildren Maia and Lily Staggs, Baylee, Blaine and Brimlee Fields.

Visitation will be held from 1-3pm, Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Peoples Funeral Home in Butler. Funeral Service will immediately follow at 3pm, also at the funeral home. Marcella's final resting place will be at Riverside Cemetery in Falmouth.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Breast Cancer Research at the American Cancer Society.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Peoples Funeral Home - Butler

8340 Hwy 27 North, Butler, KY 41006

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