March 25, 1921
John C. Cobb
John C. Cobb was born in Macoupin county, Ill., on June 5th, 1838. He was the son of Leander and Mary Cobb. In 1858, he was married to Siotha Hudson. To this union was born seven children, four sons and three daughters. There are now living two sons and three daughters. C.O. Cobb of Minco, Okla., E.L. Cobb of Chandler, Okla., Effie Cobb of Minco, Okla., Mary Baldwin of Springfield, Vermont, and Sadie Price of Chickasha, Okla.
Mr. Cobb has been a citizen of Illinois, Missouri and Kansas and has been an honored citizen of Minco since 1899. He has been in failing health for some time and passed peacefully away at an early hour on Monday morning. His wife having passed away in 1895. After a brief memorial on Tuesday, March 22 he was interred in the Minco cemetery. The floral offerings being profuse and beautiful. He was an ardent Free Thinker and the Golden Rule seemed to be an innate principle with him. We know he was a good man because his children tell us so. They say that no night was so cold or so dark that he would not leave a comfortable bed or a warm fire to go to minister unto the sick or needy. John C, Cobb rounded out a four score years and we thought as we ditched the last spark of his life go out, "It is time to go."
J.A. . Showen
March 25, 1921
John C. Cobb
John C. Cobb was born in Macoupin county, Ill., on June 5th, 1838. He was the son of Leander and Mary Cobb. In 1858, he was married to Siotha Hudson. To this union was born seven children, four sons and three daughters. There are now living two sons and three daughters. C.O. Cobb of Minco, Okla., E.L. Cobb of Chandler, Okla., Effie Cobb of Minco, Okla., Mary Baldwin of Springfield, Vermont, and Sadie Price of Chickasha, Okla.
Mr. Cobb has been a citizen of Illinois, Missouri and Kansas and has been an honored citizen of Minco since 1899. He has been in failing health for some time and passed peacefully away at an early hour on Monday morning. His wife having passed away in 1895. After a brief memorial on Tuesday, March 22 he was interred in the Minco cemetery. The floral offerings being profuse and beautiful. He was an ardent Free Thinker and the Golden Rule seemed to be an innate principle with him. We know he was a good man because his children tell us so. They say that no night was so cold or so dark that he would not leave a comfortable bed or a warm fire to go to minister unto the sick or needy. John C, Cobb rounded out a four score years and we thought as we ditched the last spark of his life go out, "It is time to go."
J.A. . Showen
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