Ilea Cole Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ilea Cole (Marshall, Texas), born in Shreveport, Louisiana, who passed away at the age of 42, on May 14, 2022. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ilea Cole to show support.

She was predeceased by: her father Paul Wayne Cole, Sr.; her grandparents, Elmer Cole, Sr., John H. Gates and Mattie Veasley Taylor; and her aunts and uncles, Grady Cole, Robert Gates, Sr., Alice Knight, Donnie Lee Fortman, Mary Latham, Vera Laster and Betty Jean Cole.

She is survived by: her mother Deveraux Gates Cole; her brother Paul Wayne (Cole, Jr.); her grandmother Imogene Bradley Robertson; and her aunts and uncles, Juan H. Gates, Jeffery Williams (Star) of Marshall, Cynthia Gates of Dallas, Jesse Gates (Janquiet) of Carthage, Billy Gates (Ira Faye) of Henderson, L. Z. Fortman (Helen) of Milpitas, CA, Elmer Cole, Jr. (Mary) of Bossier City, LA, Andrew Cole (Jennifer) of Ft Worth, TX, Marcus Cole (Phyllis) of Garland, TX, Joe Russell Cole of Los Angeles, CA, Stoney Cole of Dallas, TX, Mary Cole of Dallas, TX, Faye Cole and Deveraux Gates of Houston, TX. She is also survived by many cousins and friends.