Margaret Ethel Payne Cole Obituary
We bid farewell to Margaret Ethel Payne Cole of Arden, North Carolina, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on May 22, 2025 at the age of 87. Margaret Ethel Payne touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Margaret Ethel Payne farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Margaret Ethel Payne is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her husband Joe Cole; her parents, Harold Jones and Mary Payne (Barnett); her siblings, Butch Payne and Jean (Paul Peek); and her brother-in-law Skip Gaines.
She is survived by: her children, Barry Cole and Cameron Stepp (Darrin); her grandchildren, Slayde Stepp and Paisley Stepp; her sister Carolyn Gaines; and her sister-in-law Helen Payne. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
