Leona "Skinner" Cole's obituary , Passed away on January 22, 2023 in Springfield, Illinois

Leona "Skinner" Cole

April 19, 1927 - January 22, 2023 (95 years old)

Springfield, Illinois

Leona "Skinner" Cole's obituary , Passed away on January 22, 2023 in Springfield, Illinois

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Leona "Skinner" Cole

April 19, 1927 - January 22, 2023 (95 years old)

Springfield, Illinois

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Leona Cole Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Leona Cole (Springfield, Illinois), who passed away at the age of 95, on January 22, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Leona Cole or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Skinner and Vera Skinner; her siblings, Josephine Ross, Artishie Ross, Maggie Vee Ross, Mary Ross Jenkins, Waldel Skinner and Richard Ross; and her child Tinnie Cole Randall (Nate).

She is survived by: her spouse Lee Roy Cole; her brother Wallace Skinner (Ruth); her children, Charles Murray (Lue) of Jackson, TN and Catherine "Kittie" Lathan of Charlotte, NC; her son-in-law Nate Randall of Springfield, IL; her stepdaughter Carmen Lewis (Robert) of St. Louis, MO; her grandchildren, Natalie Randall of New York City, NY, Lillian Randall of St. Louis, MO, Tinnie Rachel Randall-Davenport (Jamiel) of Springfield, IL, Montega Raifield Lathan (Mezzanne) of Charlotte, NC, Ebone Harden (Charles) of Chicago, Tiffany Murray of Charlotte, NC., Charles R. Murray III of Charlotte, NC, Charles Murray Jr. of Wilmington, NC and Rosalind Murray; her friend Sue Johnson; her daughter Twyla Taylor of Charlotte, NC.; Ralph Mason. She is also survived by Grandkids, several nieces, nephews.

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Walker Funeral Services



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St. Paul A.M.E. Church
1130 S 16th St, Springfield, IL 62703

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St. Paul A.M.E. Church
1130 S 16th St, Springfield, IL 62703

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