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Geraldine Brooks Cole

August 5, 1949 — May 17, 2023

A Celebration of Life service for Geraldine Brooks Cole, age 73, of Clarksville, TN, will be Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 3:00PM at Sykes Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1:30 PM until the time of service. A graveside service will take place on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Nashville.

Geraldine was born on August 5, 1949, in New Orleans, LA, to Rufus and Dorothy Brooks. She was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Geraldine loved inventing things and writing songs. However, she took the most pride in her family and her role as a mother and grandmother.

In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her brother, Clarence Brooks. Along with her mother, Dorothy Dunmore, Geraldine is survived by her children: Arthur Cole III, Sean Cole, Charlene (Lawrence) Martin, Darlene Fowler-Davis, and Cerissa McQueen; siblings Rufus L. Brooks and Lois Brooks; grandchildren: Delante, Precious, Kevin, Eric, Jada, Cassandra, Tyquan, and Tara; former husband of 25 years, Arthur Cole Jr.; many nieces and nephews; and a host of loving family members.

Please visit Geraldine's online guestbook at www.sykesfuneralhome.com and share a memory with the family.

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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

1:30 - 3:00 pm (Central time)

Sykes Funeral Home & Crematory

424 Franklin St, Clarksville, TN 37040

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Celebration of Life

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Starts at 3:00 pm (Central time)

Sykes Funeral Home & Crematory

424 Franklin St, Clarksville, TN 37040

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Graveside Service

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Pegram

TN

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