Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cobb, William E., 1951 

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WILLIAM EMMETT COBB

   William Emmett Cobb, 72, well-known resident of Franklin, died on Thursday 
afternoon, June 21, in a Williamsburg hospital after a brief illness. 

   The deceased was the son of the late William Mills and Mary Darden Cobb of 
this county. He was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church, in which he served 
for many years. 

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ada Gardner Cobb; one son, William Allen Cobb 
of Rocky Mount, N.C.; two grandchildren; two brothers Joseph Henry Cobb and 
Linwood Cobb, both of Franklin; and three sisters, Mrs. W.O. Cotton, Mrs. 
Herbert Beamon and Mrs. W.H. Howell, Sr., all of Franklin. 

   Funeral services for Mr. Cobb were held at the graveside in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock with Rev. R.D. Stephenson and Rev. 
L.M. Kanie officiating. Pallbearers were Walter Beaman, Lawless Cobb, Russell 
Cotton, Alden H. Gee, Robert Howell and Leroy Vaughan. 


William Emmett COBB, of Franklin, 
d. 21 Jun 1951, Williamsburg, age 72, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 180*), Franklin, 
   22 Jun 1951, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 23, 1951 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
    Poplar Spring list: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug. 21, 1969, Section II, p. 10) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c100a5ob.txt 

Their 1916 marriage record (Southampton Co. MB16:329) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb16pt.txt 


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