Karen McCorkle Cole (1955 – 2022)

Karen McCorkle Cole, 66, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, surrounded by loved ones at Winchester Medical Center.

Karen McCorkle Cole

A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 25 at 1:00 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home, with Pastor Paul Rash officiating. The entombment will be private in Shenandoah Memorial Gardens in Winchester.

Karen was born October 8, 1955, in Alexandria, Virginia, the daughter of Raymond M. McCorkle of Front Royal and the late Doris J. “Janie” McCorkle.

Karen worked several jobs over the years and was a loving mother and granny to her family. She enjoyed cooking and decorating for the holidays and will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.

Surviving with her father are two sons, Jonathan Ross Cole and wife Lindsay of Winchester and Joshua Noel Cole and wife Chelsea of Independence, Missouri; five step-children, Carisa, Jennings, Tim, Chris, and Amy; one sister, Lorie Thurston of Inwood, West Virginia; one brother Kenneth McCorkle of Front Royal; and two grandchildren, Cierra and Lydia.

She was preceded in death by her mom, Janie McCorkle, and her brother Jerry McCorkle.