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John Thomas Cole Jr.

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John Thomas Cole Jr.

Birth
New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, USA
Death
22 Aug 1967 (aged 19)
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Peace 3, Lot 28, Space 1-A
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John Thomas Cole, Jr., 19, son of John Cole Sr. and Rosabell Sutton Cole, died Tuesday at Ball Hospital of 2nd and 3rd degree burns suffered in an automobile accident Saturday night on Nebo Road over York Creek, just north of River Road.

He was born at New Castle on Feb. 21, 1948 to Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cole. Sr. The youth lived most of his life in Muncie and was graduated from Southside High School in 1966. This fall he would have been a sophomore at Ball State.

He was employed as a mechanic for his father at Johnny's Alignment, 2500 W. 8th St., and was a member of the Boys Club, and the EUB Church at Selma.

Surviving besides his parents are two sisters, Jonna Sue and Carolyn Rose, both of Muncie; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Sutton, Muncie, and his maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Ida Cline, also of Muncie.

Friends will be received at Parson Mortuary on Thursday from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday with burial in Elm Ridge Cemetery.
John Thomas Cole, Jr., 19, son of John Cole Sr. and Rosabell Sutton Cole, died Tuesday at Ball Hospital of 2nd and 3rd degree burns suffered in an automobile accident Saturday night on Nebo Road over York Creek, just north of River Road.

He was born at New Castle on Feb. 21, 1948 to Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cole. Sr. The youth lived most of his life in Muncie and was graduated from Southside High School in 1966. This fall he would have been a sophomore at Ball State.

He was employed as a mechanic for his father at Johnny's Alignment, 2500 W. 8th St., and was a member of the Boys Club, and the EUB Church at Selma.

Surviving besides his parents are two sisters, Jonna Sue and Carolyn Rose, both of Muncie; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Sutton, Muncie, and his maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Ida Cline, also of Muncie.

Friends will be received at Parson Mortuary on Thursday from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday with burial in Elm Ridge Cemetery.

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ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED

Gravesite Details

Is buried next to his fiance, Janelle Watson, who also died from injuries suffered in the car accident.



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  • Created by: Jane
  • Added: Aug 17, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57208950/john_thomas-cole: accessed ), memorial page for John Thomas Cole Jr. (11 Feb 1948–22 Aug 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57208950, citing Elm Ridge Memorial Park, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Jane (contributor 47242360).