Eugene Dwight Cole Jr., “Gene,” 78, Culver, died Saturday, May 13, 2023.

He was born Dec. 24, 1944. His first wife, Margie (Parrish) Cole, and second wife, Teri (Throneberry) Lee, both preceded him in death.

He is survived by his stepmother, Wanda Cole; sisters, Ruth Smith and Vicki Harrell, Bainbridge, Georgia, Mary Stroup, Miramar, Florida, and Shirley Chapel, Jonesboro, Indiana; his children, Trela Good, Marion, Michelle Cole, Terre Haute, John (Amanda) Cole, Knox, and Tonya (Phillip) Combs, Indianapolis; stepchildren, Daniel (Zulema) Lee, South Bend, Melissa Craig-Lee, Culver, Karen Lee, Mishawaka, Anna Kehoe, Fort Myers, Florida, Greg (Shea) Lee, Culver, Mary (Jef) Gates, South Bend, Lily (David) Lee Arzola, Culver, Joseph Lee, Mishawaka, and Samantha (David) Blosser, Indianapolis; 24 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Odom Funeral Home, Culver, is handling arrangements.