Grover (Buck) Franklin Cole

Grover (Buck) Franklin Cole, 92 of Tunnelton, WV passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at his residence with family by his side. He was born on February 11, 1933 in Terra Alta, son of the late Woodrow Wilson Cole and Pearl Powell. Buck was a proud member of the First Christian Apostolic Church in Tunnelton where he looked forward to the Sunday Morning Services. He enjoyed sitting on his porch and watching the trains go by and spending time with his family and friends. After working for seventeen years at the Humphrey #7 Mines in Mount Morris, PA, he decided it was time to retire. Buck is survived by two sons, Willard Edward Cole and Ruby, Maple Run, Larry Allen Cole, Morgantown; four daughters, Judy Haskiell and Joe, Newburg, Connie Sue Morris and Don, Newburg, Alice Hunt and Ron, Grafton, Kathy Harrison and Ronnie, Kingwood; two daughters-in-law, Linda Cole and Beverly Cole-Barnett; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; one sister, Gladys June Chedester, SC; two brother, Junior Cole, VA, Woody Cole, Arthurdale; his neighbor and good friend, Virgie Marsh; and his fur-baby, Bella; his  caregiver, Tina Rager; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Buck was preceded in death by the mother of his children, Nina (Christopher) Cole, three sons, Ricky Cole, Franklin Cole and Terry Cole; one grandson, Larry Cole, one granddaughter, Michelle Bolyard; one great-grandson, Samuel Flint; one brother, Pete Cole; his companion Pamela Rhodes, and a special brother-n-law, Jimmy Chedester. Family and friends will be received at Bolyard Funeral Home, 79 Morgantown Ave, Newburg, WV on Friday, March 14, 2025 from 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm and on Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 9:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am with Rev. Ray Frankhouser officiating. Interment will follow at the Sunset Memorial Gardens in Kingwood. Online condolences can be made at www.bolyardfuneralhomewv.com. Bolyard Funeral Home is honored to serve the Cole family.

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