Laura Mae Martin Cole

Laura Mae Cole, born, Laura Mae Martin on July 19,1956 in Columbus, Mississippi, to the late Latt and Berth Martin. A vibrant, giving, and beautiful woman inside and out, Laura had a smile that could light up any room.

After graduating from Motley High School in Mississippi, she married her late husband, Eddie Clayton, and together they moved to South Carolina while he served in the Army. In 1991, Laura met the love of her life, Eddie Cole, in Washington, DC. They shared a devoted marriage until her eternal departure on November 9, 2025.

Laura dedicated her career to healthcare, working at Georgetown Hospital before retiring from Children’s Hospital in Washington, DC. Beyond her professional life, she loved cooking, shopping, attending church, playing Biz Wiz and Spades, and most of all, spending time with her family and friends. In her later years, she was a faithful member of Resurrection Baptist Church in Silver Spring, MD, serving with devotion wholeheartedly.

She leaves behind her beloved husband, Eddie Cole Sr., and her bonus children, Eddie Cole Jr., Zorena Cole, Khalia Haughton, and the late Tyrone Cole Sr. and Trina Cole. Her grandchildren include Jarell and Alante Partlow, Donell Hewlin, Zavier Reavenell, Tyrone Cole Jr., and Kyrie Cole; and her great-grandchildren, India, Kelsey, Shyne, Ellavonni, Alante Jr., and Amid.

Laura is also survived by her siblings, Maddie Verdell, Lonnie Douglass (Gloria), Larry Martin (Mary), Bobby Martin, Dwayne Martin, Melvin Martin, and Michael Martin and late brother Issac Verdell; seventeen nieces and nephews; her aunts Fannie Harris (Rufus), Dorothy Harris, Laura Belle Martin, for whom she was named after and her uncle Walter Martin. She also leaves behind lifelong friends Jeannetta Faulk, Janie Evans, Sarah Reid, Pamela Blunt, Mary Dorsey and a host of other loving family and friends.

Laura’s life was a testament to love, faith, and service. Though she has departed this world, her memory will remain forever cherished. Gone but never forgotten—may she rest in heaven for eternity.

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