Shirley Elaine Cole

Shirley Elaine Cole, 85, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 in Carrollton. Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Friday, July 10, at Wade Family Funeral Home, 4140 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington. Interment: Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. Visitation: 9-10 a.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. Memorials: Donations may be made to Arlington Master Chorale or the Alzheimer's Association. Shirley was born on November 7, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to Sylester Coplen Tibbit and Eddith Elizabeth Covington Tibbit. She graduated from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall. An Arlington resident since 1956, she was a longtime member of First Baptist Church. Shirley worked as a Principal (Atherton Elementary) and teacher for the AISD since 1956. A former President of the Arlington Woman's Club, she helped build the new Arlington Woman's Club building. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill E. Cole. Survivors: Daughters, Carole Cole Hagler, Caron Jean Cole Voss and husband, Todd; brother, James Floyd Tibbit; grandchildren, Megan Hagler Hall and husband, Justin, Molly Hagler, Cara Smith Tolentino and husband, Andrew, Blake Smith; step-grandchildren, Jon Voss, Brandon Voss and wife, Amanda, Tristan Voss and wife, Leah; great grandchildren, Emiko Tolentino, Toshiro Tolentino and Luke Voss. Wade Family Funeral Home (817) 274-9233