Richard George Cobb b. 7 Oct 1919 Mattawa, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Jan 2001 Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

1919 - 2001 (81 years)

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

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

Family Hazel Maude Price, b. 25 Aug 1927, Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada , d. 22 May 2014, Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 86 years)

Married 9 Sep 1949 British Columbia, Canada

Children

+	1. George Ewart Cobb, b. 7 Sep 1950, Powassan, Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Nov 2019, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 69 years)
+	2. Living
+	3. Living

Last Modified 19 Nov 2019

Family ID F2144 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 7 Oct 1919 - Mattawa, Ontario, Canada
	Married - 9 Sep 1949 - British Columbia, Canada
	Died - 3 Jan 2001 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
	Buried - - Theodore Town Cemetery, Theodore, Rural Municipality of Insinger, Saskatchewan, Canada

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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.