Mr. Thomas "Tom" Cole, age 91, of Dalton, GA, passed away Monday September 19, 2016 at Tranquility of Dalton. Tom was born December 22, 1924 in Winchester, Tennessee, a son of the late Arthur Thomas and Arie Virginia Cole. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Robbie Lee Cole, grandson, Bradley Thomas Cole, sisters, Virginia Benson, Jean Bain and Mary Elizabeth Cole, brother, Frank Cole, sister-in-law, Marie Moore, brother-in-law, Wilburn Gunn.

He was a faithful member of Central Church of Christ.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Clinton Hicks; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Rebecca Cole all of Dalton, GA; grandchildren, Stephanie and Daniel Busie, Matthew and Sara Hicks, Carrie and Eric Bishop, Aimee and Jo Burch, Marla and Eric Suggs, Tony and Kacey Taylor, Craig Springman, Dawnmarie Oyler; twenty three great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Audrey Comer of Murfreesboro, TN several nieces and nephews.

Services to celebrate the life of Mr. Thomas "Tom" Cole will be held Thursday, September 22, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Ponders Melrose Chapel with Ross Jordan officiating. He will be laid to rest beside his loving wife at the Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Eric Suggs, Matthew Hicks, Connor Henderson, Daniel Busie, Eric Bishop, Jo Burch, Brady Gray and Tony Taylor serving as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at Ponders Melrose Chapel from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Thursday.

Arrangements by locally owned and operated

Ponders Melrose Chapel, Dalton, GA. (706)226-4002 "Funerals, Cremations, Cemeteries, Florists" YOUR SELECTED INDEPENDENT FUNERAL HOME"