Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cobb, W.R.L. Jr., 1945 

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WICKLIFFE* ROSSER LYCURGUS COBB, JR.

   W.R.L. Cobb, Jr., age 66, well known and prominent farmer of the Courtland 
community, died at his home Monday after a lingering illness of several months.

   Mr. Cobb was the husband of Mrs. Lillian Westbrook Cobb of Courtland, and 
the son of the late W.R.L. Cobb and Anna Ricks Cobb, of Southampton County. 
He was a member of the Courtland Methodist Church where he served until he 
became ill.

   Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, W.R.L. Cobb, III, of 
Newsoms; Edwin W. Cobb of Courtland and Capt. Martin R. Cobb, U.S.A., now 
serving overseas; two grandchildren, W.R.L. Cobb, 4th, and Catherine Westbrook 
Cobb.

   Funeral services were held at the grave Tuesday afternoon, April 24, at 
4 p.m. conducted by his pastor, Rev. Percy D. White, of Courtland.

   Pallbearers were L.M. Cobb, W.T. Cobb, Jr., O.M. Joyner, George B. Vick, 
W.J. Manry, W.E. Edwards, H.L. Westbrook, E.P. Westbrook and S.P. Johnson, Jr. 
The casket pall was of white carnations and red rose buds.


Wickliffe Rosser Lycurgus COBB, Jr., farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 23 Apr 1945, at home, Courtland, age 66, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Section I, Plot 62*), Courtland, 24 Apr 1945, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 27, 1945, p. 1 

*First name spelled variously; he & his father usually appear as "W.R.L."
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

His parents are bd. in the SEBRELL-SIMMONS Cemetery, Sebrell. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-8): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," June 30, 1916) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c100m1ob.txt 


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