Mrs. Winnifred M. Cole, age 94, of Johns Creek, formerly of Carrollton, Georgia, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2013. She was born August 3, 1919, in Carrollton, Georgia, the daughter of the late Thomas Irvine Mote and Zell Walton Mote. She was a 1936 graduate of Carrollton High School and retired from Peoples Bank in 1984. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, where she served as one of the Praise Singers. She was also a member of the Tanner Medical Center Auxiliary for over 25 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin Dorsey Cole; son-in-law, Jack Benson; brother, Charles Reese Mote; and sister, Marion Mote McKinney. Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law: Janelle Benson of Johns Creek, Georgia and Carol and Steve Scott of Gainesville, Georgia; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 PM on Sunday, September 1, 2013 from Tabernacle Baptist Church with Dr. Jimmy Gentry, Dr. J. Howard Cobble and Dr. Jim King officiating. Music will be rendered by the Tabernacle Praise Singers. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Jeff Benson, Matt Benson, Chuck Ittner, Drew Ittner, Brett Ittner, Tyler Scott, Greg Scott, Andy Scott and Jason Benson. Members of the Faith Sharing and Believers Sunday School Class, Tanner Medical Center Auxillary, and the Birthday Club will serve as honorary escorts. Interment will follow in Carroll Memory Gardens. The body will be placed in state at the church on Sunday at 2:00 PM and the family will receive friends at the church from 2:00 PM until the hour of service. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel of Carrollton has charge of the arrangements.