Cole was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Many, the Sabine Parish [[Chamber of Commerce]], and the Masonic lodge.<ref name=lahist/> Cole was twice married. By the former Edna Phares, he had two children, Sally Beth and James Robert Cole (born ca. 1942). In 1976, he married the former Margaret Jacobs.<ref name=lahist/><ref>''Sabine Index,'' June 4, 1981.</ref> | Cole was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Many, the Sabine Parish [[Chamber of Commerce]], and the Masonic lodge.<ref name=lahist/> Cole was twice married. By the former Edna Phares, he had two children, Sally Beth and James Robert Cole (born ca. 1942). In 1976, he married the former Margaret Jacobs.<ref name=lahist/><ref>''Sabine Index,'' June 4, 1981.</ref> |