February 14, 2015

Funeral for Walter “Gene” Cole, 67 of Decatur was Sun., Feb. 15, at 3:30 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charlie Brown officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing.

Burial was in Salem Methodist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Cole died Sat., Feb. 14, 2015, in Decatur. He was born April 1, 1947, in Morgan County to Oakley A. Cole and Ella Evelyn Poole Cole. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, an avid Alabama football fan and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, William Henry Cole.

He is survived by two daughters, Beth Standridge (Josh) of Decatur and Melissa Cole of Bowling Green, Ky.; four brothers, Charles A. Cole, Oakley Lamar Cole and Phillip Anthony Cole, all of Decatur and Mark Steven Cole of Hartselle.

Pallbearers were Josh Standridge, Lamar Cole, Keith Bradley, Wesley Vandiver and Kenneth Standridge.