Jeanette Tillman Cole

Jeanette Tillman Cole, born July 18th, 1933, in Valdosta, GA to Henry Young and Neva Mathis Tillman, ended her earthly journey in her beloved Conifer home early morning June 24th, 2026. Jeanette moved to Jefferson County to begin a new life after the death of her husband, Luther M. Cole, in 1960, She began her teaching career in Jefferson County as an elementary classroom teacher and continued for thirteen years. After completing her Master's in Counseling and Guidance at Greeley, she began a 16-year run as a junior high counselor in Evergreen and Arvada. She was loving and much loved in both roles. She maintained contact with many of her students as well as her family and in-laws over the years. She loved to travel, camp, ski, bike, and canoe and was fortunate to have many trips to interesting places all over the U.S and western world. She was an active member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) her whole life. She is survived by her brother and his wife, Young and Penny, her sister Sara, all of Lowndes County, Ga, many nieces and nephews, and a host of wonderful friends and students, and is grateful for the contributions they have all made to her life. She spent a majority of her retirement in Conifer where the beauty of the woods and mountains and visits of friends and family members brought the peace of Paradise, and was a dream fulfilled. 

Services and burial will be in Valdosta, Georgia at the family plot.