Willard Allen Coles was the son of Willard Leonard Glander [aka Willard L. Coles] and Wyonetta Iola Robertson. His birth name officially was Willard Allen Glander, but later used the surname "Coles."
Willard's father's birth surname was Glander, but he was raised by a stepfather with the surname Coles and he used both surnames at various times in his life. Willard Allen also used both surnames at various times. The Social Security Applications and Claims Index shows that Willard Allen used the surname Glander in 1951, but by 1993 he had started using the surname Cole [Coles].
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NOTE: A brief obituary was published in The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington, on Friday, June 11, 2004, under the name Will A. Cole. [RS]
— His Washington Death Certificate has surname = "Coles", which why it's used on marker.
Willard's father's birth surname was Glander, but he was raised by a stepfather with the surname Coles and he used both surnames at various times in his life. Willard Allen also used both surnames at various times. The Social Security Applications and Claims Index shows that Willard Allen used the surname Glander in 1951, but by 1993 he had started using the surname Cole [Coles].
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NOTE: A brief obituary was published in The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington, on Friday, June 11, 2004, under the name Will A. Cole. [RS]
— His Washington Death Certificate has surname = "Coles", which why it's used on marker.
Willard Allen Coles was the son of Willard Leonard Glander [aka Willard L. Coles] and Wyonetta Iola Robertson. His birth name officially was Willard Allen Glander, but later used the surname "Coles."
Willard's father's birth surname was Glander, but he was raised by a stepfather with the surname Coles and he used both surnames at various times in his life. Willard Allen also used both surnames at various times. The Social Security Applications and Claims Index shows that Willard Allen used the surname Glander in 1951, but by 1993 he had started using the surname Cole [Coles].
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NOTE: A brief obituary was published in The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington, on Friday, June 11, 2004, under the name Will A. Cole. [RS]
— His Washington Death Certificate has surname = "Coles", which why it's used on marker.
Willard's father's birth surname was Glander, but he was raised by a stepfather with the surname Coles and he used both surnames at various times in his life. Willard Allen also used both surnames at various times. The Social Security Applications and Claims Index shows that Willard Allen used the surname Glander in 1951, but by 1993 he had started using the surname Cole [Coles].
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NOTE: A brief obituary was published in The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington, on Friday, June 11, 2004, under the name Will A. Cole. [RS]
— His Washington Death Certificate has surname = "Coles", which why it's used on marker.
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