Judith Sharp Cobb

COBB Judith Sharp Cobb With loving support from her family, Judy passed away peacefully at her Metairie home on December 18, 2011 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was 72 years of age. Beloved wife of 51 years to Brigadier General James Boehringer Cobb, USAF, (RET). The mother of Cynthia Cobb Trist, (Nick); and Constance Cobb Brennan, (Tommy). Mimi, as the family called her, was the loving grandmother of Nicholas Trist IV, Beau Trist, Thomas Brennan, Blakely Brennan and Cooper Brennan. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Fulton Sharp, MD and Florence Durand Sharp. She is also survived by her brother, Robert F. Sharp, Jr., MD, (Susan); sisters, Sandra Clarke (the late CAPT. John Clarke), and Kathleen Theriot (Don), numerous nieces, nephews and many friends. The family gratefully acknowledges the loving care and friendship given by her business partner and very best friend Alice DePass, with whom she co-owned Alice Designs, Inc. Throughout the years, they have designed and created some of the most beautiful gowns for many of New Orleans' debutants and carnival organizations. In 2011 she was honored by being named the Royal Couturier of the Rex Organization. Judy was born in New Orleans and raised in Old Metairie, a graduate of Metairie Park Country Day School and Sophie Newcomb College, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She was married in 1961 and became an Air Force wife, joining her husband at Homestead AFB, FL. Within the year they transferred to Schilling AFB, Salina, Kansas; where her first child was born. Later the family returned to New Orleans and settled in Old Metairie to raise the family. She enjoyed renewing old school friends and playing tennis at the New Orleans Country Club. In later years she became a passionate fan of her five grandchildren, seldom missing any of their sporting events. For many years she hosted her children and grandchildren and their friends in Destin, FL during Easter and summer vacations. She was a sustaining member of the Junior League of New Orleans, The Orleans Club, and The Reserve Officers Association League (ROAL). She was a past member of the Alumni Board of Metairie Park Country Day School. She also served for several years on both the Vestry of St. Martins Church and on the Alter Guild. While many will mourn her passing with heavy hearts, she leaves those hearts full with the warm, loving memories of a lifetime spent surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 1:00 PM at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation from 11:00 AM until service time. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made in Judy's name to the St. Martins Episcopal Church Endowment Fund, 2216 Metairie RD, Metairie, LA 70001. To sign the family guest book please visit wwwlakelawnmetairie.com.