MOUNTAIN HOME, Arkansas — A Graveside Service for Virgil L. Cole of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 23 at Lawnridge Cemetery, in Rochelle. Visitation was held Monday, May 20 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., at Kirby & Family Funeral Home in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Virgil passed away May 17, 2019, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 92. He was born Jan. 27, 1927, in Grand Ridge, Illinois, the son of Arthur and Clara Hess Cole.  He married Betty Schabacker on Nov. 1, 1958, in Rochelle and worked for Country Mutual Insurance Co. 
Virgil was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran of World War II. Virgil lived in Mountain Home since moving from Grand Ridge, Illinois, in 1992. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta. He had a great sense of humor and a love of animals, especially cats.
Virgil is survived by his wife, Betty Cole of Mountain Home, Arkansas; and a host of extended family, including many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and two cats, Pat and Mike.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Arnold, Arthur, Orval, Wilford, Henry Cole; and two sisters, Eleanor Tucker and Lorraine Ring. 
Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at www.kirbyandfamily.com.