Burney Cobb b. 16 Aug 1926 Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 12 Jul 2011 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA: acw

1926 - 2011 (84 years)

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Name	Burney Cobb [1, 2, 3]
Birth	16 Aug 1926	Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Also Known As	Sammy
SSN issued	Bef 1951	Georgia, USA [2]
Residence	1986	Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA [3]
Residence	21 Mar 1999	Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA [1]
Death	12 Jul 2011	Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA [2]
Death	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.
Burial	14 Jul 2011	Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA [4]
Person ID	I3995	tng Genealogy

Father	Newton Melvin Cobb, b. Sep 1890, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 19 Apr 1931, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 40 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Carrie Sewell, b. 4 Apr 1896, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 4 Mar 1965, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F2135	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ida Mae Powell, b. 10 Nov 1931, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 8 Feb 1995, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years)

Marriage 16 Aug 1947 Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA

Children

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Family ID F1648 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Birth - 16 Aug 1926 - Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
	Marriage - 16 Aug 1947 - Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
	SSN issued - Bef 1951 - Georgia, USA
	Residence - 1986 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
	Residence - 21 Mar 1999 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
	Death - 12 Jul 2011 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

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Sources

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[S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: ; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Burney Cobb
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[S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
Record for Burney Cobb Sr
[S122] FindaGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73253720
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