Roberta Lenora Cole

Roberta Lenora Cole, 77, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She was born February 8, 1945, in North Little Rock to the late Robert Smith and Hazel Harvey.

Mrs. Cole was the assistant manager at Wal-Mart McDonald’s for 20 years. Roberta was a very active member of the Dallas Avenue Baptist Church and loved to spend time with her family. She could often be found coloring with her grandchildren, doing crossword puzzles, or cruising around Walmart. Mrs. Cole loved her grandchildren and her dogs deeply.

Mrs. Cole is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Owen Cole; her parents, Robert Smith and Hazel Harvey; and by her sister, Wanda Culbreth. She is survived by her son, Rick Cole and wife Rita of Hot Springs, Arkansas; daughters, Tina Cole of Mena, Arkansas, and Sherri Benson and husband Clark of Lonoke, Arkansas; grandchildren, Shawna Howard, Jacob Cole, Justin Cole and wife Kasey, John Richmond, Jr. and wife Robbie, Kaitlyn Cook and husband Richard, Rachel January, Brandy Shultz, Ashley Knight, Beka Cole, Ryle Cole, Nathan Cole, Mica Vincent, Mandi Vincent, and Mason Vincent; 20 great-grandchildren; brother, Bobbie Smith and wife Susan; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends too numerous to mention.

Services for Mrs. Cole will be held Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 10 a.m., at the Beasley-Wood Chapel. Interment will follow at Concord Cemetery in Ink, Arkansas, with Brother Donnie Edwards officiating under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, March 7, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Pallbearers are John Richmond, Justin Cole, Jacob Cole, Ryle Cole, Nathan Cole, and Mason Vincent.

Online obituary at www.beasleywoodfuneralhome.com

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