Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Cobb, James E., 1934 

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JAMES ELLIOTT COBB 

   James E. Cobb died at his home in the Franklin community Wednesday morning, 
August 22, in his 83th year, following an illness of several months.

   Mr. Cobb was the son of the late Madison Cobb and Mrs. Edith March Cobb of 
this county.  In December, 1873, he married Miss Kathleen Matilda Gardner* who 
died 20 years ago, and in April, 1918, was married to Miss Anna Gardner who 
survives him.

   Besides his wife he is survived by four children of his first marriage, 
Walter, Charlie and Percy Cobb and Mrs. Fannie Cobb Gardner; a sister, Mrs. 
Paul Douglas Camp; one brother, Thomas M. Cobb; nine grandchildren and four 
great-grandchildren, all of Franklin.

   Funeral services were held from Sycamore Baptist Church where Mr. Cobb had 
been a member for 38 years Thursday afternoon at 3:30, conducted by Rev. 
Kenneth E. Burke of Norfolk, a former pastor at Sycamore.  During the service 
Joel Cook Holland sang "The Christian's Goodnight" and a quartette composed 
of Mr. Holland, Mrs. G.E. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Darden sang "Going 
Down the Valley," "Lord I'm Coming Home" and "I Want to be There, Don't You?" 
accompanied by J. Edgar Weede.

   Active pallbearers were Junius Cobb, J.P. Cobb, Fenton Cobb, Gardner Cobb, 
John M. Camp, Dr. P.D. Camp, Dr. E.A. de Bordenave and J.C. Daughtrey.  The 
honorary bearers were Tom and Jim Atkins, Hunter, Bennie and Rochelle Darden, 
Clayton and Linwood Cobb, Eddie and Lee Vaughan, Tyler Edwards, R.A. Peters 
and M.H. Moore.

   Interment was made in the family plot in the church cemetery, the casket 
being covered with a pall of lilies, lavender and white asters.


James Elliott COBB, retired farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 22 Aug 1934, at home, near Franklin, age 82, 
interred in Sycamore Baptist Church Cemetery (Row 5, Plot 46**), 23 Aug 1934, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 24, 1934, pp. 1 & 5 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (MV-IV-42): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

His parents are buried nearby, in a COBB fam.cem, by the Sycamore Baptist 
   Church parsonage, on Sycamore Church Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 5 (MV-V-2): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol5.txt 

*His first wife was Catherine M. DARDEN, d/o Jos.J. & Emy. (So.Co. MB2:218) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 14, 1944, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c100a10o.txt 


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