Shirley E. Cole

She was born April 10, 1942 in Windsor Ontario, Canada. Her father was from Scotland and her mother was from England. They divorced when she was three, leaving her mother to raise her and her two older sisters. They lived on welfare with the help of her mother's family and her mother taking in washing and doing sewing. Her mother married an American Army sergeant, which was the beginning of her world travels. This started in Detroit, then to Virginia, then to Germany and finally to Okinawa.

While in Okinawa, Shirley met and married a Marine lieutenant and began traveling again. She came back to the United States from Okinawa and lived in North Carolina, Philadelphia, Oklahoma, Hawaii and California. She divorced in 1971 and married Dr. James W. Cole on November 13, 1976. She became Dr. Cole's office manager and partner. After living in California for many years, they left when HMOs came in and joined USAF. They were stationed in Tampa, FL: Riverside, CA: and again in Florida. From there they journeyed to Corinth in 1999.

Shirley traveled extensively in the Orient, England, France, Italy and the U.S. during her lifetime. She loved to travel and see the historic sites all over the world and especially loved the great paintings and art. Shirley was a true feminist and was not one who would be treated as a second-class citizen. She always said it like it was and you always knew where she was coming from. She always said to call her Shirley and not Mrs. Cole. She did not want any memorial service, so she will be cremated and her ashes will be taken to her beloved California.

She had many friends in Corinth who showed her much appreciated love and kindness. She was a unique and one-of-a-kind person that once you met you never forgot her. She truly loved all of you.

Shirley was truly an animal lover, especially dogs. Prior to her extended heart problems that left her so week, she often visited the Corinth animal shelter. She always brought food and made financial contributions made to the Corinth-Animal Shelter in her memory.

Survivors include her husband, Dr. James W. Cole; four children; two stepdaughters; two sisters and seven grandchildren.