© The Tuttle Times
Tuttle, Oklahoma
23 May 2008
Submitted by: Sandi Carter

Lu Ella Cole Brown, age 85, of Chickasha, Oklahoma passed away at home from this life to join her Heavenly Father on May 16, 2008. She was born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma on July 28, 1922 to John and Ella Cole and graduated from Alex High School in 1941 and attended Draughonís Business School.

Lu Ella and Roger Brown were married on September 8, 1962, in Oklahoma City. She worked at the Blanchard Bank from 1950 to 1956, then moved to Oklahoma City in 1957 and was employed by May Avenue Bank, now Union Bank. She retired in 1971 and moved to Lewisville, Texas and was a member of the Highland Village Baptist Church. At the time of her death she was a resident of Chickasha.

She is survived by her husband Roger of Chickasha, OK, sister and brother-in-law Louise and Bill Byers of OKC, two grandsons, Keith Freeman, Chris Freeman and his wife Lisa of Blanchard, OK, five great grandkids, Jamie, Kristi, Lindsey, Ryan, and Tanner, two step grandsons, Chris and Ryan Weekes, five great-great grandkids, Quintin, Payton, Brooke, Stevie, and Adrianne, and several nephews, nieces, and cousins.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John (Ella) Cole, daughter LaRue and husband Del Ray Freeman, brothers Elmer, Jewel, Roland, and Pete Cole.

Funeral services were under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home in Blanchard on May 19, 2008 at 2:00 P.M., Monday at the Eisenhour Chapel in Blanchard with Pastor Vaughn Wand officiating. She was laid to rest at Blanchard Cemetery.