Paulette Cole, age 79, passed away on Saturday July 13, 2024 surrounded by her loving husband James. She was born in Richmond, Indiana on November 30, 1944 to Chester "Chet" and Lorraine Hammons. Paulette grew up in Billingsville, Indiana and graduated from College Corner High School in 1962. She worked as a lab technician for several family doctors in the Richmond area before accepting a position at Family Medicine where she worked for the remainder of her career. In her spare time enjoyed reading and bowling. Paulette was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend, she will be dearly missed.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband James Cole; children Jeff Cole and Missy Anderson; 9 grandchildren; siblings Karen Cox and Kevin Hammons. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her son Bobby Duckett, sister Sue Breen and brother Butch Hammons.

Pastor Dave McQueen from Fellowship Baptist Church will officiate a graveside service at 2:00 p.m. on Friday July 19, 2024 at College Corner Cemetery (Brookville Pike Bath, Indiana). Visitation will be held prior to the service from 11am-1pm at Riggle-Waltermann Mortuary (32 South 11th St. Richmond, Indiana).