Robert Alexander Cole

Robert Alexander Cole, better known by friends and family as Alex, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at the age of 17. Born in Halifax County on January 18, 2006, he was the son of Ralph F. Cole, Jr., and Hope Biederstaedt Cole, who survive. Alex was a senior at Halifax County High School where he played trumpet in the HC Comet band and enjoyed carpentry classes and learning the HVAC trade. Alex was a Life scout with the 497 Boy Scout troop. He enjoyed spending time with his friends and was an avid video gamer.

In addition to his parents, Alex is survived by a sister, Mary Cole; paternal grandmother, Patsy Cole; maternal grandparents, Bob and Allison Biederstaedt; uncles, Justin Blankenship and Nicholas Blankenship (Lisa); cousins, Rosey Blankenship and Jocelyn Blankenship as well as a host of other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Ralph Franklin Cole, Sr. and an uncle, Robert Daniel Cole.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 30, 2023 in the fellowship hall of Shady Grove United Methodist Church with the Reverends Norman Talley and Mike Russell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6 – 8 P.M. at Brooks Lyon Funeral Home.