COLE, Verna Marie (nee Pullen) – Passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side at the Stratford General Hospital on Saturday October 16, 2021 in her 78th year. Beloved wife of the late Wayne Cole (2016). Loving mother of Lisa (Paul) Benson and Brenda (Arthur) Bicknell. Cherished grandmother to William, Nathan, and Dylan. Dear sister-in-law to Shirley Pullen, Nancy Atkinson and the late Fred Atkinson (2018) (Paul McCutcheon) and will always be remembered by her several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Vernon and Lorna (nee Abbey) Pullen and by her brother Donald Pullen (1990). Friends are welcome to join the family at the Brock and Visser Funeral Home, 845 Devonshire Ave., Woodstock, 519-539-0004 on Thursday October 21, 2021 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm, where the complete memorial service will be held in the chapel at 2:00 pm. Cremation has taken place. Visitors are asked to RSVP their attendance to the visitation and/or memorial service on the funeral home website.  If desired, memorial contributions to the Alzheimer Society – Oxford County Branch would be appreciated. Expressions of sympathy may be given at www.brockandvisser.com