ELKHART- Emmit I. Cobb, 84, of Elkhart, passed away Monday December 31, 2018 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born April 21, 1934 in Heleville, Alabama to Joe & Ethel (Dodd) Cobb.
He married Nancy Carper and she preceded him in death in 1979. He married Betty Schrist who preceded him in death in 2011. Surviving are 2 sons, James (Carla) Cobb of Leighton, Utah, Robert J. (Elizabeth) Cobb of Elkhart; 5 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Vaudel (Thomas) Gibson of Merryville, IL; 2 brothers, Autrail (Carmen) Cobb of Columbus, GA, James (Kim) Cobb of Granite City, IL and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and 5 siblings.
Emmit served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharges in 1961. He was a member of the DAV in Syracuse, IN, attended the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Goshen and was an avid John Wayne fan.
Cremation will take place and a celebration of life service for Emmit will be held at a later date in St. Louis, MO. Elkhart Cremation Services is entrusted with his care.
He married Nancy Carper and she preceded him in death in 1979. He married Betty Schrist who preceded him in death in 2011. Surviving are 2 sons, James (Carla) Cobb of Leighton, Utah, Robert J. (Elizabeth) Cobb of Elkhart; 5 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Vaudel (Thomas) Gibson of Merryville, IL; 2 brothers, Autrail (Carmen) Cobb of Columbus, GA, James (Kim) Cobb of Granite City, IL and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and 5 siblings.
Emmit served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharges in 1961. He was a member of the DAV in Syracuse, IN, attended the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Goshen and was an avid John Wayne fan.
Cremation will take place and a celebration of life service for Emmit will be held at a later date in St. Louis, MO. Elkhart Cremation Services is entrusted with his care.
ELKHART- Emmit I. Cobb, 84, of Elkhart, passed away Monday December 31, 2018 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born April 21, 1934 in Heleville, Alabama to Joe & Ethel (Dodd) Cobb.
He married Nancy Carper and she preceded him in death in 1979. He married Betty Schrist who preceded him in death in 2011. Surviving are 2 sons, James (Carla) Cobb of Leighton, Utah, Robert J. (Elizabeth) Cobb of Elkhart; 5 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Vaudel (Thomas) Gibson of Merryville, IL; 2 brothers, Autrail (Carmen) Cobb of Columbus, GA, James (Kim) Cobb of Granite City, IL and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and 5 siblings.
Emmit served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharges in 1961. He was a member of the DAV in Syracuse, IN, attended the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Goshen and was an avid John Wayne fan.
Cremation will take place and a celebration of life service for Emmit will be held at a later date in St. Louis, MO. Elkhart Cremation Services is entrusted with his care.
He married Nancy Carper and she preceded him in death in 1979. He married Betty Schrist who preceded him in death in 2011. Surviving are 2 sons, James (Carla) Cobb of Leighton, Utah, Robert J. (Elizabeth) Cobb of Elkhart; 5 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Vaudel (Thomas) Gibson of Merryville, IL; 2 brothers, Autrail (Carmen) Cobb of Columbus, GA, James (Kim) Cobb of Granite City, IL and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and 5 siblings.
Emmit served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharges in 1961. He was a member of the DAV in Syracuse, IN, attended the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Goshen and was an avid John Wayne fan.
Cremation will take place and a celebration of life service for Emmit will be held at a later date in St. Louis, MO. Elkhart Cremation Services is entrusted with his care.
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