CARNESVILLE – Garfield Judge Cobb, 75, died Sunday, April 18, 2010, at BJC Medical Center in Commerce.
Born on March 29, 1935, in Toccoa, he was the son of the late Willie Lee and M.E. Presley Cobb. He had lived in Dallas, Texas, for 25 years and the rest of his life in Carnesville. He was a graduate of Toccoa High School and attended Clemson University on a football scholarship. He was a self-employed goldsmith.
Survivors include his wife, Maura Deighan Cobb, Carnesville; sons, Phil Cobb, Fort Worth, Texas, Mark Cobb, Carnesville, and Grant Cobb, West Point Military Academy in New York; a brother and sister-in-law, Postell and Carolyn Cobb, Westminster, S.C.; sister and brother-in-law, Lillian and Harold McDuffie, Carnesville; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 21, at 4 p.m., in the Hillcrest Chapel of Acree-Davis Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Seaman officiating. The following will serve as pallbearers, Phil Cobb, Mark Cobb, Grant Cobb, Ben Cobb, Shane Cobb and Bobby Ivey. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, April 20, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in Roselane Cemetery.
Acree-Davs Funeral Home, Toccoa, is in charge of arrangements.
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Joe Rice
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04/21/10 at 08:02 PM
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Garfield was a great friend, and I will miss him. We go back to the Toccoa Football team coached by Red Boyd.I had the opportunity to visit with Garfield last year at a THS Reunion. I will always remember him as a leader and a true friend. May God bless his Soul, and his Family. Joe Rice
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Lisa Wilson
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04/22/10 at 02:21 PM
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Maura, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers are with you and family. If there is anything you need just e-mail at lgwilson1@msn.com. Love you.
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art zenoni
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04/23/10 at 03:13 PM
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Just heard the bad news about our friend Garfield.We had many great conversations and he will be in sadly missed.I am sure that he will be prospecting in the hereafter.