Donald Wayne Cole, 63, of Orange, passed away on January 3, 2017.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a rosary held at 6 p.m., Friday, at the Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.
Born in Pensacola, Florida, on March 13, 1953, he was the son of Donald E. Cole and Alice (King) Cole. Donald was a Lifetime Little League and select softball coach. He was the President of the Bridge City Little League and a member of the Bridge City Volunteer Fire Department. He was the owner of Wayne’s Plumbing and a member of St. Henry’s Catholic Church. Donald will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his parents; his spouse, Diana Cole; his children, Kristi Bourque and her husband Chad, Lori Runnels and her husband Jason, Jonathan Cole and his wife Kristi, Katina Schrieber and her husband Brad, and Misty Fredeck and her husband Shane; his grandchildren, Hunter Schrieber and his wife Kassie, Kyndal Runnels, Brianna Fredeck, Tyler Runnels, Shay Fredeck, Olivia Bourque, Kapri Fredeck, Emma Bourque, and Bella Fredeck; his great-grandchild, Bennett Schrieber; his brother, Michael Cole and his wife Judy; and his sisters, Angela Hebert and Mary Alice Hartsfield.
Serving as pallbearers will be Clint Hartsfield, Mark Prevost, Tommy Reynolds, Cody Corkran, Hunter Schrieber, and Jerry McInnis.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to assist with final expenses can be made to the Donald Cole Memorial Fund at Five Point Credit Union, 715 Texas Ave. #A, Bridge City, TX, 77611.
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