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Jesse Ray Cobb

Male 1926 - 2008  (81 years)


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  • Name Jesse Ray Cobb 
    Born 19 May 1926  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 May 2008  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 about Jesse R. Cobb
      Name: Jesse R. Cobb
      Last Residence:
      25320 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
      BORN: 19 May 1926
      Died: 7 May 2008
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

      Jesse "Ray" Cobb
      Birth: May 19, 1926
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: May 7, 2008
      Snow Hill (Kanawha County)
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA

      Jesse "Ray" Cobb, 81, of Sissonville went to join his beloved wife of 62 years, Mariedith on May 7, 2008.
      Ray was born in Charleston in 1926, and was one of nine children. He retired from DuPont, Belle plant in 1982 after 35 years service. He loved animals, and fox hunting was one of his favorite hobbies. He loved giving all of his family members nicknames, and making songs about them while playing his harmonica. Ray loved to tell stories, jokes, and he had a wonderful sense of humor.

      Ray was preceded in death by: Parents, Zollie and Dovie Cobb; Brothers, Harvey, John, and Herbert; Sisters, Kathleen and Juanita.

      Left to cherish Ray's life: Children, Howard Ray Cobb and Linda, Roger "Dale" Cobb and Donna all of Sissonville, Janice Slusher and Gary of Nitro, Kathy Butcher and Scott of Sissonville, and Cindy Fullerton of Woodstock, Georgia; Brothers, Richard Cobb of Tyler Mountain, and Bob Cobb of Ohio; Sister, Geneva Blackshire of Tyler Mountain; Thirteen Grandchildren, Teresa Sheets, Tammy Reese, Billie Jo Miller, Tony Toler, Tracie Hyde, Kellie Ray, Jesse Cobb, Lori Taylor, Chelsea, Jacob, Zachary, Benjamin, and Samuel Fullerton; and fourteen great grandchildren.

      A celebration of Ray's life will be at 2pm Saturday, May 10 at Long and Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville with Rev. Michael Good officiating. Entombment will follow at Floral Hills Garden of Memories, Sissonville. A gathering of friends and family will be from 5-8pm Friday at the Funeral Home.
      Burial:
      Floral Hills Garden of Memories Cemetery
      Sissonville
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Vera
      Record added: May 07, 2008
      Find A Grave Memorial# 26674863
    Person ID I70029  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Zollie Clouis Hiram Cobb,   b. 20 Oct 1887, Belgrove, Jackson County, West Virginia, Unites States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1964  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Dovie Mae Alderman,   b. Sep 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1981  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1911  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 1/8/1911 at the residence of Thurza Cadle
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Zally Cobb, 23, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
      Dovie Alderman, 18, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
      Informant - certificate & M N Casto

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 60 Jan 1 & 2
      Cobb, Zolly C 32
      Dovie 26
      Geneva da 7
      John son 5
      Herbert son 3 1/12
      Cathelene da 6/12

      1930 Poca, Kanawha, WV #73
      Cobb, Zolly C 42 md age 23
      Dovie 36 md age 17
      John son 15
      Herbert D son 13
      Kathleen da 10
      Juanita da 8
      Jesse R son 3 10/12
      Robert E son 1 6/12
    Family ID F3035  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mariedith Vionetta Ranson,   b. 29 Apr 1927, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 2007, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1945  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/22/1945 at Charleston
      Place: Kanawha Co, WV
      Jesse Ray Cobb, 19, kanawha Co, Charleston
      Mariedeth Vionetta Ranson, 18, Kanawha Co, Charleston
    Family ID F27158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S21] Obit.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.