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Marylee Jane Cole

August 20, 1921 — December 19, 2017

Marylee Jane (Ward) Cole, 96 of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at the New Haven Living Center in Odessa, MO.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 23, 2017 at the First Christian Church, 224 W. Dryden St., Odessa, MO, 64076. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 23, 2017 at the church. Burial will be in the Odessa Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church or the Odessa Senior Center. Memories and Condolences for the family may be left at www.ralphojones.com or on our Facebook Page. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St. Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524.

Marylee Jane was born on August 20, 1921 in Mercer County, Missouri to Oliver Jackson and Lottie (Moore) Ward. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Independence, MO. On June 5, 1965 she married Vernon William Cole in Odessa, MO. He preceded her in death on March 9, 2009. Marylee Jane worked for Lake City Ammunition and then went to work for R.B. Jones Insurance where she retired after 30 years of service. She was a member of the First Christian Church, the Christian Women Fellowship and the Concord Ladies Club. In addition to spending time with family and friends, she enjoyed square dancing and crocheting.

Survivors include a niece, Lucille Worsham (Clyde) of Salem, Oregon and two nephews, James Graham (Sandy) of Lee’s Summit, MO and Robert “Bob” Graham (Jan) of Allison Park, Pennsylvania.

In addition to her parents and husband, Marylee Jane was preceded in death by a brother, D.B. Ward; four sisters, Kathryn Graham, Verda Dillon, Genevie Coleman and Marie Ward; and two nephews, Joe Dillon and Johnny Dillon.


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