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  1. 1.  Living

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Living

    Living + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Living
    Children:
    1. 1. Living
    2. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Burney Cobb was born on 16 Aug 1926 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (son of Newton Melvin Cobb and Carrie Sewell); died on 12 Jul 2011 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA; was buried on 14 Jul 2011 in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Sammy
    • SSN issued: Bef 1951, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1986, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 21 Mar 1999, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    BURNEY "SAMMY" COBB

    SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Burney “Sammy” Cobb, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Ida Mae Powell Cobb, died Tuesday morning, July 12, 2011, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah.

    Born in Cobbtown, Georgia, he was a son of the late Melvin Cobb and the late Carrie Sewell Cobb. Mr. Cobb was of the Baptist faith. He was a United States Navy veteran and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 660 in Thunderbolt. Mr. Cobb retired as a truck driver after 37 years of service with Union Camp. In his younger years he played baseball for the Cobbtown Spots.

    Surviving are two daughters, Glenda Hendricks and her husband, Glynn, of Savannah, Georgia, and Debora Montgomery and her husband, Donald, of Summerville, South Carolina; four sons, Burney Morris Cobb, Raymond D. Cobb, Sr. and his wife, Carol, Mark Cobb and Michael Cobb, all of Savannah, Georgia; ten grandchildren, Chris Collier, Brian Collier and his wife, Stephanie, B. J. Cobb, Shaun Montgomery, Jeffrey Montgomery, Catherine Montgomery, Carrie Montgomery, Raymond Cobb, Jr., Jessica Wynn and her husband, Lee, and Michael Cobb, and five great-grandchildren.

    The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

    The funeral service will be held at 12 noon Thursday in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Dale D. Richardson. Interment, with full military honors, will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.

    Remembrances: Hospice Savannah - Post Office Box #13190, Savannah, Georgia 31416-0190.

    Burney married Ida Mae Powell on 16 Aug 1947 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. Ida (daughter of Jacob Coy Powell and Debbie Rewis) was born on 10 Nov 1931 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Feb 1995 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA; was buried on 10 Feb 1995 in Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ida Mae PowellIda Mae Powell was born on 10 Nov 1931 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (daughter of Jacob Coy Powell and Debbie Rewis); died on 8 Feb 1995 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA; was buried on 10 Feb 1995 in Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • SSN issued: Georgia, USA
    • Name: Ida M Cobb
    • Social Security Number: 252-54-3449
    • Residence: 1995, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
    • Vital: 13 Feb 1995; Certificate number: 005352.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Ida Mae Powell Cobb, 63, died Wednesday at Hospice House of Savannah after a long illness.

    She was a native of Cobbtown and lived in Savannah for 40 years and was retired from Smith Brothers Grocery.

    Surviving are her husband, Burney Cobb of Savannah; four sons, Burney, Raymond, Mark and Michael Cobb, all of Savannah; two daughters; Glenda Hendricks of Commerce and Debora Montgomery of Summeryille; a sister, Sue Nell Lynn of Collins; nine grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

    Funeral: 1 p.m. Friday at Fox and Weeks .Funeral Directors, Drayton chapel/burial in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens

    Remembrances:, Hospice House of Savannah or The American Cancer Society.

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. 2. Living
    3. Living
    4. Living
    5. Living
    6. Living


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Newton Melvin Cobb was born in Sep 1890 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 19 Apr 1931 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Newton + Carrie Sewell. Carrie was born on 4 Apr 1896 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Mar 1965 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Carrie Sewell was born on 4 Apr 1896 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Mar 1965 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 4. Burney Cobb was born on 16 Aug 1926 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 12 Jul 2011 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA; was buried on 14 Jul 2011 in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.

  3. 10.  Jacob Coy Powell was born on 1 Jul 1889 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (son of Jacob A Powell and Martha L Blalock); died on 6 Jul 1957 in Memorial Hospital, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA; was buried on 7 Jul 1957 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 7 Jun 1900, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 5 Jun 1917, Ludowici, Long, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Militia District 1601, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1957, Chatham, Georgia, USA

    Jacob married Debbie Rewis on 25 Nov 1917 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA. Debbie (daughter of John Stephen Rewis and Elvira Boyett) was born on 15 Nov 1901 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Dec 1966 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Debbie Rewis was born on 15 Nov 1901 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (daughter of John Stephen Rewis and Elvira Boyett); died on 15 Dec 1966 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • SSN issued: Georgia, USA
    • Name: Debbie R Powell
    • Residence: Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Social Security Number: 256-48-0707
    • Residence: 1920, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Militia District 1601, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Death: 3 Dec 1966, Tattnall, Georgia, USA

    Children:
    1. Earnest Dewey Powell was born on 27 May 1918 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 16 Oct 1986 in Metter, Candler, Georgia, USA; was buried on 18 Oct 1986 in Sunlight Cemetery, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    2. Sue Nell Powell was born on 19 May 1923 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Mar 1998 in Candler, Georgia, USA; was buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    3. James Coy Powell was born on 29 Mar 1928 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 20 Jan 1993 in Metter, Candler, Georgia, USA; was buried on 22 Jan 1993 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    4. 5. Ida Mae Powell was born on 10 Nov 1931 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Feb 1995 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA; was buried on 10 Feb 1995 in Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
    5. Neatha Powell was born on 14 May 1934 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 14 May 1934 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    6. Martha Dean Powell was born on 13 May 1936 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 13 May 1936 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    7. Roma Jean Powell was born on 13 Apr 1938 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Nov 1938 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    8. Joe Frank Powell was born on 5 Jun 1940 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 5 Jun 1940 in Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.