Glenna L. Cole (August 24, 1933 - November 8, 2026)

Glenna L. Cole Obituary

Glenna L. Cole, age 93, of Jefferson City, Missouri passed away Sunday, November 8, 2026, surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness.

Glenna was born August 24, 1933, in rural Texas County, Missouri, the daughter of Jesse and Nora (Williamson) Coble.

On December 18, 1954, Glenna was united in marriage to Lester D. Cole in Texas County, Missouri.

The couple resided in Houston, Missouri until relocating to Jefferson City in 1963. Glenna was employed by Brown Shoe Factory in Houston for ten years prior to moving to Jefferson City. She remained a homemaker after the move for a few years before being employed by Scholastic Magazine as an inventory controller, retiring in 1998 after 30 years.

Glenna loved to cook and looked forward to preparing a huge meal on Sundays with her immediate and extended family members. She loved watching wildlife in her backyard and especially enjoyed watching the hummingbirds and cardinals. She also loved to crappie fish and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of sixty years (Lester), one sister Imogene Carder and one brother Donald Coble; four brother-in-law’s and one sister-in-law.

Survivors include one son, Randy Cole (Julie) of Camdenton, MO; one daughter, Rhonda Sickels (DeWayne) of Jefferson City, MO; two grandchildren, Jared Cole (Kayla) of Holts Summit, MO and Katelyn Hodapp (Chad) of Jefferson City, MO; five great grandchildren, Riley, Bailey and Rayelyn Cole of Holts Summit, MO, Clyde and Ava Hodapp of Jefferson City, MO; four step-grandchildren, Brad Hembree (Tami) of Hermann, MO, Matt Hembree (Allex) Columbia, MO, Maitlyn Jenkins (Josh) of Springfield, MO and Marissa Ruppel (Eddie) of Jefferson City, MO, one brother-in-law Earl Carder of Cabool, MO, seven step-grandchildren Edward, Charles and Lucille Hembree, Audrey Clark, Crue Ruppel, Oliver and Charlotte Jenkins, and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Central Missouri Hospice for providing comfort and assistance with our mother’s care over the past month.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The Vincent Gurucharri Foundation for Missouri Cancer Center or Central Missouri Hospice.

Friends and family will be received from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Houser-Millard Funeral Home on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Funeral services to follow at the funeral home at 11:00 a.m. with paster Kirk DeMars officiating .

Burial will follow at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens.

Arrangements are under the direction of HOUSER-MILLARD Funeral Directors, 2613 West Main Street, Jefferson City, MO 65109. (573) 636-3838.


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