Arista Cole Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Arista Cole of Jackson, Michigan, born in Hindman, Kentucky, who passed away on April 22, 2024, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Virgil Thomas and Lydia Thomas (Short); her husband Howard H. Cole; her daughter Detta Cole; her grandsons, Jesse Cole and Eric Vanderpool; her stepgrandson Jake Sandford; and her siblings, Gary Thomas, Corrine Campbell, Phyllis Dysert and Rose Thomas.

She is survived by: her children, Loretta Wright of Munith, Roberta Marie Roach of Munith, Howard Cole Jr. of Leslie and Shannon Cole of Jackson; and her siblings, Juanita Bailey of Michigan Center, Randy Thomas (Sheila) of Kentucky, Bennie Thomas, RJ Thomas of Tecumseh, Mike Thomas of Homer, Wanda Riddle of Parma, Louise Pharris of Kentucky and Dallie Anderson of Illinois. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.