Ethel Cobb

Ethel H. Cobb FRANKLIN - Ethel Frances Harcum Cobb, 100, widow of George Fenton Cobb, died Dec. 7, 2008. Born Dec. 18, 1907, in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Julius G. Harcum and Dora Gardner Harcum Daughtrey. A graduate of the Euphradian Institute, she was the oldest living member of Sycamore Baptist Church and a member of its TEL class. She is survived by her daughter, Evelyn C. Payne and her husband Charles of Courtland; her grandson, George Thomas Carr of Chesapeake; her sister, Lois D. Daughtrey of Franklin; stepgranddaughter, Sheryl Spencer and husband Mike of Christiansburg; stepgrandson, John Payne and wife Cathy of Cleveland, Tenn.; eight step great-grandchildren; 10 step great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Julian Harcum and Robert Harcum; a sister, Doris D. Kirkland; and a grandson, Floyd Michael Carr. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Roger Crump and the Rev. Matt Kidd officiating. Interment will follow in Poplar Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of Evelyn and Charles Payne at 22514 South Main St., Courtland, and suggests memorials be made to the East Pavilion Discretionary Fund or Sycamore Baptist Church. www.wrightfuneralhome.org.