Julia
Cooke Cole
BORN: September 30, 1923
DIED: May 26, 2013
LOCATION: Nokesville, Virginia
Julia
Bell Cooke Cole, 89, of Nokesville, VA, died Sunday, May 26,
2013, at her home. Treasured by her family and friends, she
was known for her graciousness, her sharp mind, her independent
spirit, and her love of wildflowers and birds.
Julia was born on September 30, 1923, in Burgettstown, PA, to
the late Homer Cooke and Beulah Bell Cooke. Her father was a
dairy farmer, and she grew up assisting him on the family farm.
Upon graduating from Westminster College in 1945, she moved
to Washington, DC, where she worked at the Department of Agriculture.
In July of 1946, she married Dr. Samuel Cole. During the early
years of their marriage, she worked in his optometric practices
in the Virginia towns of Alexandria, Culpeper and Orange before
the family moved to Manassas in 1955. From the 1960s to the
present, she and her family enjoyed living on small farms on
Lucasville Road in Manassas and Aden Road in Nokesville.
Julia was a wonderful nurturer of her large extended family.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 61 years, Samuel
Cole, who died in 2008. She is survived by her son, James Cole,
of Centreville, VA; daughter, Ann Cole Paciulli, and husband,
Chip Paciulli, of Purcellville, VA; and daughter, Juliana Cole
Babicz, and husband, John Babicz, of Nokesville, VA. She is
also survived by six grandchildren: Aaron Cole and wife, Nikki,
of Centreville, VA; Juliana Paciulli of Los Angeles, CA; Lauren
Babicz Rucker and husband, Hal Rucker, of Manassas, VA; Sarah
Paciulli of Richmond, VA; Richard Samuel Babicz of Richmond,
VA; and Celeste Cole of Manassas, VA. She is also survived by
a great-granddaughter, Ayla Bell Cole, as well as many dear
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June
8, 2013, at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas,
VA with Reverend Marci Huntsman officiating. The family will
receive friends at their Nokesville home following the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Julia
Cole's memory to WAMU, 4400 Massachusetts
AVE, NW, Brandywine Building, Washington, DC, 20016, or the
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159
Sapsucker Woods RD, Ithaca, NY, 14850.
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