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Funeral home:
Carson McLane Funeral Home, Valdosta, GA
Obituary
Diane Lynn Cole, 75, of Valdosta,
Georgia died on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at her
residence following a period of declining health.
She was born on June 30, 1945 in Champaign, Illinois
to the late Edmund and Doris Carl Healea.
Diane was a retired Registered Nurse who had worked
with South Georgia Medical Center.
She began her medical career as a paramedic in
Lincoln, Illinois and pursued her nursing degree.
She started full time nursing at the Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Illinois as well as
performing part-time nursing duties at BroMenn
Hospital in Bloomington, Illinois and Warner
Hospital in Clinton, Illinois.
She later began practicing as a
travel nurse that spanned from Phoenix, Arizona to
St. Petersburg, Florida.
Diane loved working in her garden
tending to her roses and was known for having a
green thumb. She enjoyed traveling to Biloxi,
Mississippi to partake in a little gambling, but
most of all enjoyed going to the beach. Diane was of
the Christian faith.
She is survived by her husband,
Robert Cole of Valdosta; her children and their
spouses, Jim and Natalie Bailey and Randy and Cindy
Bailey all of Atlanta, Illinois, Tammie and Gene
Masching of Chenoa, Illinois, Crystal Ballard and
Chris Dunlap of Dunlap, Illinois, and Doris Purdeu
of Decatur, Illinois; ten grandchildren, 15
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild;
her mother-in-law, Mary Cole of Quitman; sister,
Karen Richards of Legget, California; brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, Daniel and Pam Cole of Warwick,
Rhode Island. She was preceded in death by her
sister, Shirley Smith and her father-in-law, William
Cole.
The family wishes to express their
deepest gratitude to Cheree Holden and Stephanie
Kitchens for undertaking the role of caretaker to
Diane and for the support they have given to her and
the family.
Diane Lynn Cole will be cremated according to her
wishes and a private family memorial service will be
held at a later date and time. Condolences to the
family may be conveyed online at
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Diane
Lynn Cole