Hastings resident, Emily Cole, 91, of Perkins Pavilion, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital.

Services will be Tuesday, February 27, 2007; 2:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Rev. Millard Huett officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Monday, February 26, 2007; 1pm-9pm & Tuesday, February 27, 2007; 9am until service time. Memorials are Family’s Choice.

Mrs. Cole was born October 4, 1915 in Weeks Island, Louisiana to Clark & Melissa Francis. She married Freddie Cole on August 25, 1939 and he preceded her in death in October of 1993. She was a homemaker and had resided in Hastings for 58 years.

Mrs. Cole was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Freddie Cole, Sr., a daughter, Emily Marie Brown, a son, Melvin Cole, a grandson, Maurice Hill, two sisters, Beatrice Shonee & Lena Francis and three brothers, John, Clark and Robert Francis.

Survivors include:
Children: Audrey Hill – Pittsburg, CA
   Freddie Cole, Sr. – Omaha, NE
   Carolyn Murphy – Hastings, NE
   Judith Scriven – Hastings, NE
   Ray Cole – Pittsburg, CA
Grandchildren: 18
Great Grandchildren: 42
Great-Great Grandchildren: 5
Sisters: Maude Conner – New Iberia, LA
   Melissa Francis – Houston, TX
Brothers: Wallace Francis – Houston, TX
   Raymond Francis – Houston, TX
   Rivers Francis – Houston, TX