Francis F. "Sam" Cole, Jr. Obituary (1933

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Francis F. "Sam" Cole, Jr. Mr. Francis F. "Sam" Cole, Jr., age 80, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on October 3, 1933 in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was the loving son of the late, Francis Frederick, Sr. and Ida M. Osbourne Cole. He resided in Madison most all of his life and was a 1952 graduate of Madison High School. Sam was inducted into the United States Navy on March 1, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky. He served during the Korean War aboard the USS Walton as a boiler operator helper. Sam was honorably discharged on February 7, 1956 with the rank of boiler tender third class. Sam received the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the China Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation awarded the USS Walton. Sam was united in marriage on May 16, 1957 to Wilma J. Hambrick at the St. Mary Catholic Church in downtown Madison. This happy union of forty seven years was blessed with one son, Brian. Sam was employed with ICI Systems at the Charlestown Ammunition Plant in security and fire protection, retiring after thirty years of service. He was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church and Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. Sam was excited about the birth of his second great grandchild. He enjoyed his grandchildren, history, was a Civil War buff, IU basketball and Notre Dame football. Sam died on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hosparus Inpatient Unit of Norton Pavilion in Louisville, Kentucky. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Sam will be missed by his loving son, Brian Cole and his wife, Patricia of Madison, Indiana; his grandson, Sam Cole and his wife, Jessica of Virginia Beach, Virginia; his granddaughter, Amber Lucas and her husband, Michael of Madison, Indiana; his great granddaughter, Evelyn Noelle Cole; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis Frederick, Sr., and Ida M. Osbourne Cole; his wife of forty seven years, Wilma J. Hambrick Cole, died October 22, 2004. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 6, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. by Father Christopher A. Craig at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery,1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Monday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS Full military honors will be conducted at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Chapel on Monday at 1:45 p.m. by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of Shawe and Pope John. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Francis F. "Sam" Cole, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.