Ella Mae Ross Cole

September 29, 1937 - February 11, 2015

Ella Mae Ross Cole, 77, of Ragley, LA, passed from this life on Wednesday, February 11, 2015.  She was born in Crowley, LA, to Christopher and Louise Duplechin.  Ella was a loving, wife, mother, and grandmother.  She was an active  member of Magnolia Baptist Church and loved her church family and friends. She was an avid gardner and cook.  Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Kenneth “Tuffy” Cole of Ragley, LA; children, Terrell Ross and wife Terry of Port Neches, TX, Steve Ross of Beaumont, TX; Debbie Pomeroy and husband Rick of Mooresville, NC, Laurie Cole of Alexandria, VA, Shane Cole and wife Crystal of Weatherford, TX; grandchildren, Corbett and Reshell Ross, Cody and Marsha Ross, Steven and Jessica Ross, Taylor Pomeroy, Cooper Cole and Carter Cole; great grandchildren, Haylie and Drake Ross, Chance and Brightyn Ross, Noah, Arielle, and Farrah Ross; brothers, Wilson, Ray, Wesley and Calvin Duplechin.  She was preceded in death by her parents; 3 sisters, and 3 brothers.

Visitation will be held Friday, February 13, 2015 beginning at 5:00pm at Magnolia Baptist Church in Ragley, LA.  Funeral service is Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 1:00pm at Magnolia Baptist Church.  Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Ragley.  Rev. Carlton “Carlie” Jackson, Dr. J.P. Miles, and Rev. Tony Anthony will officiate.