Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameDr. John William COBB “JW” 
34,470, Dr John William “JW” Cobb
34,470, Dr John William “JW” CobbBirthDec 6, 1916, Sullivan County, Tennessee470, Dr John William “JW” Cobb
DeathApr 24, 2010, Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina470, Dr John William “JW” Cobb
BurialSaint Johns Lutheran Church, 310 W Church St, Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina www.stjohnscherryville.com 704-435-9264470, Dr John William “JW” Cobb
FatherWilliam Gurley COBB (1887-1960)
MotherEmma Lillian AKARD (1894-1978)
Spouses
BirthOct 23, 1916, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Rachel Moser Cobb
DeathSep 15, 1997, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina470, Rachel Moser Cobb,34
BurialSaint Johns Lutheran Church, 310 W Church St, Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina www.stjohnscherryville.com 704-435-9264470, Rachel Moser Cobb
Obituary Online notes for Dr. John William COBB “JW”
Dr. John William "JW" Cobb, 93, died Sunday at the Carolina Care Center, Cherryville, NC
He was born December 6, 1916 in Sullivan Co., Tenn. the son of Reverend William Gurley and Lillian Akard Cobb.
He was educated in the public schools of Virginia and North Carolina and graduated from Cherryville High School in 1931. He received the A.B. from Lenoir Rhyne College, the B.D. from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SC and in 1967 the Doctor of Divinity from Lenoir Rhyne University.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years Rachel Moser Cobb, his second wife of 11 years Suzanne Boling Cobb, sisters Mary Emma Mauney, Louise Beam West, brother Rev. James K. Cobb, and two late brother in laws Rev. Dexter Moser and Cline West.
He served the following Lutheran Churches: Trinity, Rocky Mount, NC; Luther Memorial Blacksburg, VA; Grace, Bethlehem, PA; and Holy Trinity, Raleigh, NC; during his 41 years of active ministry. He retired in 1980.
In retirement he served as director of North Carolina Lutheran Men in Mission for 16 years. Dr. Cobb was also instrumental in organizing the Lutheran Men in Mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
He was also honored by the North Carolina Council of Churches with the Charles Shelton Communications Award for producing and voicing "This Week in Religion" a weekly Sunday morning radio broadcast on station WPTF, Raleigh for 21 years.
Interment: St. John's Cemetery.
Arrangements: Carpenter's Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Cherryville, NC 470, Dr John William “JW” Cobb