Mr. Marion Loyd Cole, 72, husband of Ila McDonald Cole, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at his home after an illness.

     Mr. Cole was born December 19, 1941, in Williamsburg County, a son of the late Hannibal Leon “H.L.” Cole and Myrtie Jane Chandler Cole. He attended Kingstree High School, was a US Navy veteran, and was a retired foreman for Santee Electric Co-op. Mr. Cole  enjoyed his farm animals and taking care of them. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: four sisters, Helen C. Winburn, Lita C. Guertin, Myrtie “Sister” Jones, and Annie Laura Cole; and five brothers, Thomas Cole, H.L. Cole, Harry Cole, James Cole, and David Cole.

     Surviving, in addition to his wife Ila, are: his son Leon McSwain Cole of Kingstree; daughter, Wanda Cole Funderburk of Kingstree; grandsons, Chris (Cassie) Cole of Seattle, WA and Tyson Cole Funderburk of Kingstree; granddaughters, Melanie G. Cole and Marian Nell Easler of Kingstree; great grandson, Gavin Cole of Seattle, WA; brother, Henry (Betty) Cole, of Orlando, FL; sister, Barbara “Pink” Hydanus, of Orlando, FL; and a special neighbor who was like a son, Rannie McGee.

     Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, September 12, 2014, in Broad Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 to 8 at Williamsburg Funeral Home in Kingstree. Memorials may be made to Broad Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, 836 Broad Swamp Road, Kingstree, SC 29556 or Agape Hospice, 100 W. Main Street, Unit B, Kingstree, SC 29556.