Mrs. Mary Leaner Cole, age 84, of Forrest City, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital -- Forrest City.
Mrs. Cole was born June 15, 1917, in Haynes, and was the daughter of Bluford Williams and Emer Williams. She lived in St. Francis County most of her life, and was a housewife and a Baptist.
Mrs. Cole married Rosco Cole in 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1979.
She is survived by two sons, Harvey Cole and James Cole, both of Forrest City; a daughter, Barbara Booker of Forrest City; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services were held for Mrs. Cole today, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, at 10 a.m., at Hughes Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.