Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cobb, Major Gillette, 1936 

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MAJOR GILLETTE COBB

   Franklin, March, 13. - (Special) - Major Gillette Cobb, 73, resident of 
Franklin for many years, died at his home this morning after a long illness. 
He is survived by his wife, Ava G. Cobb, of Franklin, and the following nieces 
and nephews: Mrs. Grace Boyd and Mrs. Charles E. Johnson, of Portsmouth; Mrs. 
J.B. Davis, Mrs. Anna G. Davis and Miss Lucille Gillette, of Courtland; Mrs. 
L.O. Crutchlow and Mrs. T.O. Newsoms, of Emporia; A.B. Cobb and S.N. Cobb, of 
Courtland; D.C. and T.A. Gillette, of Franklin.

   Mr. Cobb was a member of Franklin Christian Congregational Church and a 
Spanish-American War veteran.

   Funeral services will be held at his residence Saturday afternoon at 3 
o’clock by Dr. Elwood W. Jones.  Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery.

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MAJOR GILLETTE COBB

   Major Gillette Cobb, well-known Southampton citizen, died at his home in 
Franklin, Friday morning, March 13, at 7:30 o’clock.  He had been in failing 
health for three months confining him to his home.  Mr. Cobb was born near 
Sebrell, then known as "Barn Tavern" on December 29, 1863, the son of Daniel 
C.* Cobb and Mrs. Jane Little Cobb.  He lived a quiet and peaceful life, being 
liked by all who knew him.  He was a member of the Christian Church in 
Franklin for a number of years.

   Mr. Cobb was a Spanish-American War veteran and a member of the Vaughan-
Causey Camp of Suffolk.  Only a few members of old Company "I" of Franklin 
which saw service in the Spanish-American War survive him, some of whom are: 
George B. Vick of Courtland, T.O. Camp of Ivor, T.M. Caroon of Franklin, C.H. 
Hayes of Washington and Claudius Councill of Carrsville.

   In 1900 he was married to Miss Ava G. Cobb.  He leaves to mourn their loss 
his wife, eleven nieces and nephews, a large number of great-nieces and 
nephews and several great-great nieces and nephews.

   The funeral services were conducted from his home by Dr. Elwood W. Jones, 
pastor of the Franklin Christian Church and Rev. R.D. Stephenson, pastor of 
the Franklin Baptist Church.  The choir sang, "God Will Take Care of You" and 
a trio, "Going Down the Valley" was sung by three of his great nieces: Mrs. 
J.C. Williams and Mrs. R.N. Nicholson of Capron and Mrs. H. E. Savage of 
Suffolk.

   Active pallbearers were nephews and great-nephews: Dan Gillette, Asbury 
Gillette, Cecil Gillette, Lewis Davis, Garland Davis, S.N. Cobb, A.B. Cobb and 
Gillette Bryant.  The honorary pallbearers were close friends of the deceased.


Major Gillette COBB, Spanish-American War veteran, 
b. 29 Dec 1863, Sebrell, d. 13 Mar 1936, at home, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 89B**), Franklin, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 20, 1936 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Poplar Spring list:
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

*sic; should read, Daniel W. Cobb, whose diaries 1842-72 are held by the 
   Virginia Historical Society and are extensively cited in Daniel W. Crofts' 
   "Old Southampton: Politics and Society in a Virginia County, 1839-1869," 
   (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1992). {mh} 

Daniel Wm. Cobb is bd. in a COBB family cemetery, on River Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 9 (IX-5):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol9.txt 


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