David George Cole

David George Cole passed away on October 29, 2018 at the VA Illiana Health Care in Danville, Illinois. He was born February 22, 1932 in Greenfield, Illinois, the eldest son of George Allen and Mabel (Kinser) Cole. Raised on a farm near Palmyra in Macoupin County, Illinois he walked, sometimes barefoot, to a one-room country school through the eighth grade. After graduation from Greenfield High School he earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Illinois. He married the former Shirley Wheeler of Springfield on June 14, 1953, and then served in the army near Toul, France. His sixty-year farm management career began with Doane Agricultural Service in Jerseyville, Illinois; then continued in Danville with Second National Bank, First Midwest Bank, and Cole Farm Management. A fifty-five year member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, he served as president of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Volunteer activities include service on the boards of the Boy Scouts, United Way, YMCA, Soil and Water Conservation District, and in many capacities at Ridgeview Baptist Church where he was a member since moving his young family to Danville in 1961. Surviving are his wife, Shirley; children Steven and Timothy Cole of Danville, and Margaret (Jeffery) Sexton of Kokomo, Indiana; grandchildren Stephanie Proietti, Fawn Williams, Samuel (Elizabeth), Benjamin (Teresa), Matthew, Mark, Bryan, and Owen Cole and Joshua and Luke (Sebastian) Sexton; great-grandchildren Gabriel Jiles, Ethan Stevenson, Isaiah Jensen, Malia Williams, Edward Brock, and Mia, Amelia, Iris, Evan, Hazel, Gabriella, Josiah, Annabelle, and Broden Cole; and his brothers Gale (Joy) Cole of Palmyra and Kendall (Charlot) Cole of Virden. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Nancy Vial St. John. Visitation will be 5 to 7pm Thursday at Ridgeview Baptist Church, 3838 N. Vermilion, Danville, Illinois and 10 to 11am Friday. A Celebration of Life will be at 11am Friday at the church with Pastor Mark Keyser Officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery in Danville, Illinois. Memorials may be placed to Ridgeview Baptist Church or the Vermilion County 4-H. Please join David's family in sharing memories, photos, and videos on his tribute wall at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com.

Visitation Nov 1, 2018 Thursday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Ridgeview Baptist Church 3838 N. Vermilion Danville, IL 61832 Celebration of Life Nov 2, 2018 Friday, 11:00 AM Ridgeview Baptist Church 3838 N. Vermilion Danville, IL 61832 Final Resting Place Spring Hill Cemetery 301 East Voorhees Danville, IL 61832