William Cole

Mr. William S. "Bill" Cole, 88, retired assistant plant manager of Union Carbide Corporation, died Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with The Rev. Thomas Wilson and The Rev. Michael Murphy officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2000 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville 37203 or St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 311 West 7th Street, Columbia 38401. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. A native of Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Will H. Cole and Ethel Carpenter Cole. He was a graduate of Washington Irving High School in Clarksburg, West Virginia and served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He was married November 11, 1939 to the former Maxine Wamsley who preceded him in death November 25, 1985. Mr. Cole was a communicant of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Neil Clark of Columbia; a son and daughter-in-law, Emory W. and Judy Cole of Columbia; five grandchildren, Kim Cole (Brent) Holt of Culleoka, Darren Cole of Columbia, William Chadwell (Deanna) Clark of Rockvale, Stephen O'Neil (Jill) Clark of Franklin, and John Cole Clark of Nashville; five great-grandchildren, Hayden Holt, Spencer Holt, Carson Cole, Orion Clark, and Kelsey Clark. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Skatula and Barbara Whyte. Grandsons will serve as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers include Charlie Honeycutt, Roy Pritchard, Stan Thomas, Joe Webb, Dudley Hardaway, and retired employees of Union Carbide Corporation.