Summary
Everett Cole was the head of the Beaver Island Transit Company and one of the five men killed in the Marold II explosion at Simmons Reef on New Year’s Day 1937. His body was recovered aboard the J. Oswald Boyd.
Evidence and limits
The 1937 report gives his age as 35 and the 2003 retrospective identifies him as a Saint James resident and brother of Raymond. No birth, marriage, burial, or complete company record is asserted.
Open questions
- Which civil, cemetery, or company records establish Everett Cole’s full life and work history?
- Where were the Cole brothers buried after the double funeral at Brookside Cemetery?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, January 8, 1937, “Coast Guards Abandon Search for Three Men Missing in Marold II Explosion.”Names Everett Cole, age 35 in the report, as head of the Beaver Island Transit Company and one of the five men killed; his body was found aboard the Boyd.
- Charlevoix Courier, 2003, “Many ferries have served the island,” scrapbook section.Names Everett and Raymond Cole as brothers and residents of St. James who died in the Marold explosion.