JEFFERSON, Texas—Adolphus Cole Sr., 66, of Jefferson died Thursday, June 3, 2008, in a local hospital.

Mr. Cole was born Aug. 15, 1941, in Harleton, Texas. He was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by one son, Henry Leon Cole.

Survivors include his wife, Lessie B. Cole; three sons, Adolphus Cole Jr. and Paul Matthews Cole of Jefferson and Walter Mack Cole of Fort Eustis, Va.; four daughters, Lessie Mae Cole and Tommie Marie Cole of Jefferson and Angela Cole and Leitha Ann Cole of Longview, Texas; two brothers, Robert Lee Cole of Houston and Albert D. Cole of Dallas; tw...

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