Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cobb, James W. Sr., 1983 

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JAMES WALTER COBB, SR. 

  WAKEFIELD - James Walter Cobb Sr., 59, of Wakefield, died Monday in his home.

  A lifelong resident of Sussex County, he was a member of Wakefield United 
Methodist Church and its official board.  He operated Cobbs Automotive in 
Wakefield for over 30 years and was a former member of Sussex County School 
Board.

  An veteran of the Army Air Corps, he attended Richmond Professional 
Institute.  He was a member of Wakefield Ruritan Club and the Wakefield 
Masonic Lodge No. 198.

  Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Frances Thomas Cobb; a daughter, Miss Carolyn 
H. Cobb of Richmond; three sons, James W. Cobb, Jr. of Williamsburg, William 
A. Cobb of Charlottesville and Henry W. Cobb of Blacksburg; his parents, R.M. 
and Mrs. Amie Cobb Sr. of Wakefield; a sister, Mrs. Charles S. Harvell of 
Richmond; and a brother, R.M. Cobb Jr. of Wakefield.

  A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Wakefield United 
Methodist Church by the Rev. J.M. Tongue.

  Burial will be Wakefield Cemetery.

  The family request that expressions of sympathy take the form of 
contributions to the building fund of Wakefield United Methodist Church.

  Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, is in charge.


James Walter COBB, Sr., mechanic, Army Air Corps veteran of WW-II, 
b. 21 Oct 1923, Sussex Co., d. 28 Feb 1983, at home, Wakefield, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 2 Mar 1983, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Mar. 1, 1983, p. 28 

*His parents, Reuben Myrick & Amie Lee (HOLMES) COBB, are also buried there. 
   Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His mother's obit ("Daily Press," Sep. 12, 1993, p. 22) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/c100a13o.txt 


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