Dr. James Raymond Cole

Dr. James Raymond Cole of Gainesville, TX passed away March 21, 2019 at the age of 87 years old.  He was born on May 30, 1931 in Fort Worth to JT and Lonnie Louise Cole.  He married his sweetheart, JoAnne James from San Antonio, and raised their four children in Gainesville as members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

Dr. Cole grew up in Fort Worth with his late brother, Ralph Cole, and late sister, Eva Lela King.  Dr. Cole graduated from Southwestern Medical School in 1957.  He was a family practitioner in Gainesville, retiring in 2014 at the age of 83 years old.  He met the love of his life, JoAnne, while he was in medical school and she was in nursing school.  They worked alongside each other for over 50 years.

Dr. Cole loved being with and spending time with his family, taking care of his patients, working on one of his two beloved ranches, playing golf, road trips, cheering on the Dallas Cowboys, and spoiling his wife.  He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, doctor, rancher, and cowboy.

Dr. Cole is survived by his wife, JoAnne James Cole; his four children: Dr. Steven Cole and his wife Janice, Nancy Cole and her husband Ben, Michael Cole and his wife Serena, and David Cole and his wife Cathy; his eleven grandchildren: Ryan, Alice, Will, Britney Jo, Ashley, Branden, Barrett, Christian, Maddi, Camille, and Cooper; and his two great-grandchildren: Oliver and Kilian, with one more on the way.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home in Gainesville, TX.  Funeral services will be on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with Fr. Jeff Stubbs officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at https://stpaulsgainesville.com/.