Dessie Lee Cobb, 82 / May 17, 1928 — Dec. 22, 2010
Published 4:30 pm Sunday, December 26, 2010
Dessie Lee Cobb of Niles, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, she was 82.
She was born May 17, 1928 in Tyronza, Ark.
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She was preceded in death by her mother Lena Briggs; stepfather Erby Briggs; a sister, Ruth and brothers Osie, Eddie and Carl; daughter Monie Kay Murphy and four sons Larry Fox, Sr., Dwight Moss, Leroy Cobb, Jr. and Kenny Cobb.
She leaves to cherish her memory four daughters, Ann Fox-Danquah of East Saint Louis, Ill., Jean (Jimmy) Bradley, Augustine (Clayton) Kyles and Darlene Macon of South Bend. She is also survived by 19 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren, a brother, Arton Briggs of South Bend; god-daughter Kristie Lane of Niles; god-son Corky Berry of Indianapolis and a host of family and friends.
Before becoming ill, she was a faithful member of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Niles, where she served as a missionary, choir member, deaconess, pastor’s aide, vocational bible school teacher and on the mother’s board.
She will be greatly missed.
Services will be at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, in Niles on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 at noon. A time of visitation will be held one hour prior.
Condolences, photos, and memories may be left for the family at www.brownfuneralhomeniles.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
