Elouise Cole Huffman

Elouise Robinson Cole Huffman, age 97 went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, December 30 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 26, 1918. She was the daughter of the late Columbus Bulow and Addie Eudora Herren Robinson and spent her entire life in Candler. She was the wife of the late Roy W. Cole and the late Charles W. Huffman. She was the mother of Jane Cole (David) Pruden of Asheville, Jo Anne Cole (Fred) Ivey of Candler, and Bruce Edwin (Paula) Cole of Dalton, Georgia. She was the grandmother of Jonathan (Amy) Pruden, Joanna (Grant) Mericle, Julie (Mike) Sullivan, Joseph Pruden, Mark Ivey (Connie), Laura Ivey, Alicia Cole, Austin Cole, Fred (Kathleen) Ivey, Kimberly Pascale, Brandy Hall and Adrienne Bennett as well as 16 great grandchildren whom she loved dearly. She was preceded in death by her brothers Ervin, Arthur, Clyde, Floyd, and Harold Robinson and her sisters, Mildred Danford, Audrey McFee, Thelma Davis and Genevieve Daniels. She was the oldest member of Liberty Baptist Church in Candler and attended the 125th celebration in 2015. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 2 at 2:00 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church with the Rev. Derrick McCarson officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah View Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. The family would like to thank all of her caregivers over the past several weeks including Pisgah Manor and Care Partners Hospice, and especially Karen Pressley. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Liberty Baptist Church in her honor. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.