Velma Jane (Bowman) Cole, age 83 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:30 am on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2025 from 12 noon to 2 pm at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home followed by a service with Bro. Darrell Ricks officiating.

Jane was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses of Paducah.

Jane is survived by her mother, Barbara Bowman; daughters, Debra Brumley and husband Norman, Jamie Sanford and husband David, and Babetta Cole; son-in-law, Ray Terry; grandchildren, Christopher Terry, Alicia Hornback (Joe), Tosha Martin (Nakia), Joshua Jones (Jolene Taylor), Cheyenne Rankin (John Ruble); great grandchildren, Zane Doung, Aidan Terry, Ashton Hornback, Harper Hornback, Ahna Jones; sister, Barbara Bailey (Ronnie); several nieces and nephews including Robert Ray Wilkins, David Lee Wilkins, Sherry Burnett, Karen Meyer, James L. Wilkins, Nisha Bowman and Missy Bowman.

Jane was preceded in death by her parents, Lyniol A. and Eunice Irene Blue Bowman; husband of 57 years, Marvin Albert Cole; daughter, Alberta Terry; sister, Delores Stevens; brother, Lyniol Arthur Bowman; nephew, Terry Eugene Wilkins.

Memorials may be made in Jane's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 *memo restrict to Illinois service area*

Arrangements have been entrusted to Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.aikinsfarmer-millerfh.com

American Cancer Society
P.O. Box 1640, Hagerstown MD 21741
Web: http://www.cancer.org/

*In memo add: Restrict to IL Service Area Only

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105
Tel: 1-800-805-5856
Web: http://www.stjude.org/