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Richard George Cobb

Male 1919 - 2001  (81 years)


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  • Name Richard George Cobb 
    Born 7 Oct 1919  Mattawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Jan 2001  Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Theodore Town Cemetery, Theodore, Rural Municipality of Insinger, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I06269  Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2019 

    Father George Mark Richard Cobb,   b. 1876, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Pearl May Harper,   b. 11 Mar 1889, Montréal, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1969, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 20 Jan 1914  Papineau-Cameron Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hazel Maude Price,   b. 25 Aug 1927, Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 2014, Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1949  British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. George Ewart Cobb,   b. 7 Sep 1950, Powassan, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 2019, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +2. Living
    +3. Living
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F2144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Oct 1919 - Mattawa, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Sep 1949 - British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Jan 2001 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Theodore Town Cemetery, Theodore, Rural Municipality of Insinger, Saskatchewan, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Richard Cobb
      Mr. Richard Cobb, resident of Theodore, beloved husband of Shay, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. He was 81 years of age. Richard George Cobb was born on October 7, 1919 near Mattawa, Ontario, the fourth child of George and Pearl (nee Harper) Cobb. At the age of 16 he chose to serve God, which would be a guide and comfort to him all his life. As a young man, he held various farming, logging and factory jobs. He served his country for four years during World War II as a member of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. After the war, he took a cabinet making course and worked in that field until he began farming in 1949. In 1947, he and four other young relatives came west, where he met Hazel 'Shay' Price. He returned in September of 1949 to take her home as his bride. For the next 29 years, Richard and Shay lived on their farm in the Powassan, Ontario, area, where their 3 sons were added to the family. In 1978, the couple moved to Theodore to be closer to their boys, who had come west earlier. Their grandchildren and their trips east and west in their camper were highlights of their retirement years. A debilitating stroke in October of 1991 necessitated hospitalization until April of 1993, at which time he was able to return home to the loving care of Shay.
      He leaves with loving memories, his wife of 51 years, Shay; sons, George and his wife Jan and their sons Jeff, Jolan (Julie), Jayden (Donna) and Justin; John and his wife Anita and children Linnea, Alissa, Jackson and Laura; and David and his wife Mavis and their children Philip, Faron, Regan, Jesse, Emily and Dickon, as well as three great grandchildren, Trae, Brett and Megan. He is also survived by brothers and sisters, Beryl, Margaret, Fred (Grace), Frank (Dorothy), Rose (Mervin) Birt, Esther, Jim (Helen), Philip (Mae) and Lily, and a brother-in-law Gordon Byers, all in eastern Canada. He was predeceased by his eldest sister, Hazel Byers. He is also fondly remembered by Shay's family in BC, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and his many other relatives and friends.
      The funeral service was held on Saturday, January 6, 2001 at the Theodore Recreation Centre in Theodore. Dale Shultz, Jack Price and Mary Roper officiated. Ushers for the service were Lloyd Kneesch, Keith Byers, Dave Hermanson and Ken Kostenuk. Attending the register were Linnea and Alissa Cobb and Tracy Colwill. The pianist, Adrienne Sinclair led the congregation in the singing of the hymns Lord, In My Need I Seek Thy Face and Approved of God. A special music selection, Moments of Blessing, was sung by Daren Young, Jack Kofoed, Leah Lennox, Anne Malcolm and Susan Cobb; and those present sang Sing To Me the Songs of Zion. The interment followed in the Theodore Town Cemetery with grandsons Jeff, Jolan, Philip, Jayden, Faron and Regan Cobb serving as the casketbearers. Jim Atcheson officiated at the committal service. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Bailey's Funeral Home.