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Jesse W. Cobb CHESAPEAKE - Jesse Wilbert "Sonny" Cobb, 69, of the 2200 block of Chesapeake Ave., died Dec. 6, 2008, in Chesapeake. A native of Emporia, Va., he was the son of the late Twilley and Ellen Odell Smith Cobb and was the owner of Nags Head Construction and Development Company Inc. Survived by his family who loved him with all their hearts are his wife of 45 years, Jean Cobb; four children, William Twilley "Little Sonny" Cobb and his wife Tanya, Tammy Lynn Cobb, Fran Holland and her husband Tommy and Ricky Lee Cobb and his wife Lori; four grandchildren, Wade and Grace Cobb and Hannah and Jake Holland; two sisters, Joyce L. Gray and Peggy J. Mayfield and her husband Jack; a brother, Doug Cobb and his wife Linda; extended family and friends; and his beloved dog, Cuddles. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Graham Funeral Home, Greenbrier Chapel, with the Rev David Cobb officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. Please share a memory with the family and view the service online via live webcam at www.grahamfuneralhome.com.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Dec. 8, 2008.

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Alice Pearson

April 5, 2024

I'm so sorry to hear about your passing ,it breaks my heart,may you , find peace ,hopefully you will find and meet up with brothers and my parents, I know u were friends with all 3 brothers,,love you Now and Forever.

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