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Birth Record
Name: Aurora Cobb
Birth Date: 8/20/1914
Birth Place: Kanawha
Sex: Female
Mother: Olie Cobb
Father: Dennis Cobb
Find a Grave: Aurora D. Tate
Birth: 1915 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
Death: Jan. 7, 2011 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
Aurora D. Cobb Tate, 96, of Charleston passed away January 7, 2011 at home. She was born in Charleston, the daughter of the late Ola Casto and Dennis Cobb. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, Joseph "Bo" Tate; sister, Yuba Casto; and brothers, Herschel, Larsa, and Rufus Cobb.
She is survived by her daughters, Frances Hill of Charleston, and Dolores Wright and her husband Dick Chatham of Fremont, Calif.; son, Donald Tate and his wife Sherry of Charleston.
Grandchildren, Connie Coffman, Vicki Coffman and Cindy Monk, all of Charleston, Debbie Fricks of Tampa, Fla., David Tate and Jonathan R. Tate, both of Charleston, Brianna Johnson of Charleston, Jean Anne Tate of Los Angeles, Calif., Stephen Tate of Vero Beach, Fla., and Lance Wright of Orangevale, Calif.; great-grandchildren, Joel Bloss, Jeremy Hyer, Logan Monk, and Eric Monk, all of Charleston, Alison Fricks of Tampa, Fla., David Scott Tate, Christina Tate, Jonathan A. Tate and Adam Tate, all of Charleston, Ashley Wright of Orangevale, Calif., Tate Skillman and Lakin Skillman, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; and great-great-grandchildren, Alyssa Bloss and Bryce Tate, both of Charleston.
Mrs. Tate graduated from Dunbar High School and Morris Harvey College.
Aurora, daughter, wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, friend and neighbor was a very talented, intelligent, hardworking lady who was an artist, fantastic cook, seamstress, gardener and builder. She was a cook at the old Bonham School and at a couple of local cafeterias. Her published cookbook is titled "My First Love," and cooking truly was her first love. A son-in-law once said, "She could take an old leather shoe sole, cook it, and make it taste good." Aurora made several wedding cakes for her grandchildren.
Painting as an artist became a hobby after her children were raised. She won 1st and 2nd place awards at the Rhododendron Festival. The Art Room at the old Tiskelwah School was dedicated to Aurora and Joseph "Bo" Tate three years ago. With raising children, sewing was a necessity and later became a hobby. She made all the dresses for her girls and shirts for her son. Quilting was a hobby with her; she made her last quilt four years ago.
Gardening was a necessity, but later became a hobby. She raised her last garden at age 90. Many jars of food were canned by her. She made apple butter, picked and canned berries, made kraut and pickled corn. Aurora helped her husband take care of and milk the cows, raised chickens, sold butter, buttermilk and eggs. She gave her girls perms and cut her son's and husband's hair. Aurora was as strong as any man. She built her sidewalks and patio, laid tile, put up sheetrock, put a roof on her house and shingled the outside of her house. She traveled to California, Florida, Canada, Hawaii, and Alaska.
One of her greatest joys was having a new house built and she and "Bo" moving into it, having lived there 30 years before her passing. She also was proud of being the matriarch of a 5-generation family. She was an avid reader, loved crossword puzzles, Scrabble, and wrote her autobiography. Her faith, determination and work ethic were instilled in her children, and she was very proud of their own accomplishments. She graduated, with honors, from The School of Hard Knocks.
Burial: Floral Hills Garden of Memories Cemetery, Sissonville, Kanawha, WV
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West Virginia Pioneers
1914 - 2011 (96 years)
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