Oct. 6, 1924 – Nov. 24, 2019

NATCHEZ— Mary Lou Bishop Cole died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Natchez.
Ms. Cole was born Oct. 6, 1924, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, the daughter of Harold Darwin and Clella Williams Bishop.
Ms. Cole was a resident of Lafayette, Indiana, for 57 years.  She was member of Immanuel United Church of Christ in Lafayette.
She loved reading and writing poetry and her love of cooking will be remembered by all those who dined at her table.  She will be missed by family and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Virginia Lee Ragan; and one daughter, Cynthia Ann Cole.
Ms. Cole is survived by one daughter, Sharon Cole Baughman and husband, Nelson Baughman, of Natchez; one son, Jerry Vance Cole III of Mechanicsville, Virginia; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The family would like to thank the staff of Adams County Nursing Center for their compassion and care for Ms. Cole.
Memorials in her name can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a charity she sponsored.
A private burial will be in Norfolk, Virginia.
Heaven holds a new bloom.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at lairdfh.com.