Mary Elizabeth Cole Benware Obituary
We bid farewell to Mary Elizabeth Cole Benware of Columbia, South Carolina, born in Gouverneur, New York, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on October 25, 2024 at the age of 88. Mary Elizabeth Cole touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Elizabeth Cole Benware to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Paul Robinson Cole and Susan Ione Hitchman Cole; her husband Roderick Clarence Benware; and her siblings, Timothy Cole, Paul Cole and Margaret Hawn.
She is survived by: her children, Dale Arthur Benware (Linda), Roderick Emil Benware (Jill) and Noralyne Ione Mullen (Lawrence); her grandchildren, Joshua Mullen (Johnna), Lawrence Mullen, Jr. (Jordan), Michael Mullen, Katelyn Rinaldi and Adam Benware (Courtney); her great grandchildren, Amillia Rinaldi, Lawrence "Trip" Mullen, III, Nicholas-Kai Curtis, Lydia Mullen and Vincent Mullen; her brother Kenneth Cole (Darlene); and her siblings-in-law, William Hawn, Darlene Cole and Denice Cole.
