THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, August 29, 1996 TAG: 9608290364
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B10 EDITION: FINAL
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Roger W. ``Joe'' Cole, 96, also affectionately known by his friends as ``Mayor of Ocean View,'' of the 9600 block of Sherwood Place, died Aug. 27, 1996.
Born in Jackson, Tenn., Mr. Cole served honorably in the U.S. Navy from 1919 to 1945 until retirement. He was a life member of both the Fleet Reserve Association Branch (NU)60 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post (NU)3160. He was an avid sports enthusiast and story teller.
He was a beloved shipmate and friend and had no surviving relatives.
A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, in Forest Lawn Cemetery. A viewing will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, with a Fleet Reserve service being held at 7 p.m. in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel.
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