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

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WICKLIFFE ROSSER LYCURGUS COBB, JR.

DEATH OF W. R. L. 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. 


Wyckliff Rosser Lycurgus COBB, Jr., farmer, 
b. 7 Feb 1879, Southampton Co., d. 20 Apr 1945, at home, near Courtland, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Section I, Plot 62A*), Courtland, 24 Apr 1945, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 40, No. 26, Fri., Apr. 27, 1945, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

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

Photos of his gravestone - added by Budjr - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #142155102. 

D.Cert. 9196 (Capron #17) 

His parents are buried in the SEBRELL-SIMMONS Cemetery (Plot 22), Sebrell. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (MV-IV-8): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

His widow's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Mar. 9, 1961, p. 9) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c100l4ob.txt 

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

His father was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. K, 
   24th VA Cavalry. 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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