George Cole, 86, died July 3, 2015, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 8, 1928, the son of A.T. and Elizabeth Black Cole.
He served in the US Navy on the USS Enterprise during WWII. He worked for Barton Salt and retired from Cargill Salt, after 30 years. He was a member of the Moose Lodge #982. He was married to Myrna McClanahan July 19, 1957, in Alva, Okla. She survives.
Other survivors include: six children, Terry Scuderi, Yukon, Okla., Sam Scuderi, Rocky Cole, Brady Cole, Elizabeth Cole, Cynthia Cole, all Hutchinson; a brother, Bruce Cole of Hutchinson; two sisters, Christina Puckett of Wichita, and Dorothy Gradick of Falon, Nev.; grandchildren, Matthew Cole, Andrew Cole, Daniel Mattison, Heath Orr, Troy Orr, Wyatt Orr, Tonya Cox, Niki Raya, and Katina Patterson; and great-grandchildren, Nathaniel, Lilly, Caelin, Ayden, Aaliyah.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Kord Cole; and daughter, Amber Sue Orr; and 10 brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory, Hutchinson, with Pastor Darrell Grubbs presiding. Burial will follow at Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the family, in care of the funeral home.