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Carmela "Lena" Cobb
Lena Cobb, 94, of Cross Lanes, passed away Oct. 17, 2014 at CAMC General after having suffered a massive heart attack.
She was born Carmela Greco in a little village outside of Salerno, Italy, and worked as a governess for military families, teaching herself English. She married her husband, Earl Richard Cobb, in 1963 in Naples, and he is grieving his loss after almost 52 years of marriage. He was a Navy man with three children who needed a mother, and God provided such a wonderful mother in Lena, who loved children throughout her long life, being available to babysit grandchildren and great-grandchildren full time if needed, and would have gladly watched her great-great-grandchildren if she could.
Nothing made her happier than to have company eating in her home; Italians truly love cooking and food. She comforted herself by reading her Bible daily, and always had visitors in and out of her home, since she could no longer care for her bed-ridden husband alone.
Her parents, Giuseppe and Maria Rosa Greco, are gone; she was a middle child, and her sisters, Sofia and Mariantonia, are gone as are her brothers, Mauro, Raffaele, Gaetano and Asuiello, although her great-great-niece, Angela Rispoli, in Salerno will be notified, as well as her close Italian friends here in the states.
She was a great friend and she would give special thanks to Tammy Martin, a faithful friend at the time of her illness and a help to the family. Her son, Rick Cobb, and daughter, Linda Cobb Racer (of Cross Lanes), are heartbroken, and her daughter, Beverly Cobb Gattuso, in Pennsylvania is heavy hearted, for she had plans to visit her soon.
Her beautiful granddaughters, Amber Pontier, Nicole Casto, Tori Cobb, Carly Racer, Lina Carmela Racer and Alexus Danaluk, could light up her day by visiting, which they did often, and she was proud of her grandsons, Shane Cobb, Ryan Danaluk and Jacob Racer. Her great-granddaughters came to see her regularly: Mindy and Alyssa Bailey and their little sisters, Brooklyn and Haley, as well as Alaina Danaluk, whom she saw almost every day.
She was vivacious even at 94, and will be missed by all those who knew her frankness and ability to see and speak truth.
Service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, WV 25313, with visitation from noon until service time. Interment will be at Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery at a later date.
Charleston Gazette-Mail Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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West Virginia Pioneers
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