Southampton County-Richmond City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cobb, Virginia R., 1955 

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VIRGINIA REBECCA "JENNIE BECK" COBB 

   Miss Jennie Beck Cobb, 79, Franklin native and long-time resident of 
Richmond, died in a Williamsburg hospital on Thursday morning, April 21, 
after a lingering illness.

   A member of the Franklin Congregational Christian Church since childhood, 
Miss Jennie Beck was a daughter of the late Edward T. and Margaret Vaughan 
Cobb of Franklin.

   She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Mamie Cobb Stephenson of Richmond, with 
whom she made her home for many years.

   Funeral rites were conducted in the Franklin Congregational Church on 
Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock by the pastor; Rev. Harvey L. Carnes, and Rev. 
J.E. McCauley, pastor of the Wakefield.

   Burial was in the family plot in Poplar Spring Cemetery, the pallbearers 
begin T.O. Atwill of Richmond, and Lawless Cobb, Earl S. Holland, John 
Holland, L.B. Norfleet and John C. Parker.

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VIRGINIA REBECCA COBB 

MISS JENNIE BECK COBB 

   FRANKLIN - April 21 - Miss Jennie Back Cobb, 79, of Richmond, formerly of 
Franklin, died Thursday. A member of Franklin Christian Church, she is 
survived by one sister, Mrs. Mamie Cobb Stephenson*, of Richmond.  A funeral 
service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Franklin Christian Church, with 
burial in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

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Miss Jennie Cobb Dies, Funeral Sunday 

  FRANKLIN - Miss Jennie Beck Cobb, 79, of Richmond and formerly of Franklin, 
died Thursday morning after a lingering illness in Williamsburg Hospital. 

  She was the daughter of Edward T. and Margaret Vaughan Cobb of Franklin and 
a member of the Franklin Christian Church since childhood. 

  She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mamie Cobb Stephenson of Richmond.  The 
remains will be brought to the W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home in 
Franklin, where it will lie in state until the funeral hour. 

  Funeral service will be held from the Franklin Christian Church Sunday 
afternoon at 2 p.m.  Rev. Harvey L. Carnes, pastor of the Franklin Christian 
Church, and Rev. J.E. McCauley, pastor of the Wakefield Christian Church, 
will officiate.  Interment will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin. 


Virginia Rebecca "Jennie Beck" COBB, of Richmond, 
b. 28 Feb 1876, Southampton Co., d. 21 Apr 1955, Williamsburg, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 70A*), Franklin, 
   24 Apr 1955, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Thur., Apr. 28, 1955, I-6;
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Fri., Apr. 22, 1955, p. 19; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 33, No. 96, Fri., Apr. 22, 1955, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of her gravestone - added by Natalie Padgett - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #256563137. 

Her parents are buried in the same plot. 

D.Cert. 8610 (Williamsburg #101) 

Her sister Mamie's obit ("Tidewater News," July 28, 1955, I-3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s315m3ob.txt 

Their father was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. A, 
   13th VA Cavalry. 

Their mother applied for a pension Nov. 17, 1927.  It is catalogued "Cobb, 
   Martha T." 

Their mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 15, 1937, p. 4), with her 
   marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c100m7ob.txt 


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