Vernon served as the Manager of Safety Responsibility and Driver Improvement at the Texas Department of Public Safety for 33 years while also serving in the Texas National Guard on the weekends for 6 years. Additionally, he refereed college and high school basketball games for over 15 years. Vernon ultimately stopped refereeing to coach and follow his son’s playing sports. In his retirement, he loved taking gambling trips with his wife, spending time with family, drinking a cold Miller Lite while watching The Price Is Right, and rooting on the Texas Longhorns and Dallas Cowboys football teams.
Vernon is survived by his loving and caring wife of 55 years, Linda Shelley Cole, sons, Dwayne and wife Angie, Clay and wife Michelle, Ryan and wife Coco, brothers: David Cole and Brigman Cole Jr., grandchildren: Garrett, Gavin, Grant, Chelsea, Carly, Cade, Maya, and Piper, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Serving as Pallbearers will be: Garrett Cole, Gavin Cole, Grant Cole, Cade Cole, John Michael Jones, and Tyler Soltow.
A visitation for Vernon will be held Thursday, November 30, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 1200 S. Bagdad Road, Leander, Texas 78641. A graveside service will occur at 10:30 AM on Friday, December 1, 2023 at Liberty Hill Cemetery, 16101 TX-29, Liberty Hill, Texas 78642.
Memorial donations in Vernon's name may be made to:
Mission Liberty Hill Building Fund
15725 Hwy 29, Unit 7, Liberty Hill, Texas 78642
