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Joann Woods Cobb
Lester Lackey & Sons Funeral Home
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Joann Woods Cobb was born on May 12, 1953, she was the second of eight children born to Mrs. Ruby Mae and the late Mr. Eddie Joe Woods. 

At a young age, she joined Early Hope Baptist Church under the late Reverend Hughes. In 1968, she married Charlie Edward Cobb and to this union four children were born. 

Surviving her untimely departure with cherished memories are her husband, Mr. Charlie Edward Cobb; daughters, Mr. & Mrs. Terry (Loretta) Benton and Mr. & Mrs. James (Sherlene) Russell; sons, Mr. & Mrs. Charlie (Rushanda) Cobb, Jr. and Mr. Jason Cobb (Tasha Clark); six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren; mother, Mrs. Ruby Mae Woods; sisters, Mrs. Carrie Davis, Mr. & Mrs. Melvin (Annie) Price, Ms. Rose Mary Hyman, Mr. & Mrs. Sammy (Patricia) Griffin, Mr. & Mrs. Lee (Diane) Cooper, Ms. Alice Marks (Moses Cobb) and one brother, Mr. & Mrs. Eddie (Sharon) Woods and a host of cousins, friends, co-workers, work-family at Merryvale Assisted Living, neighbors and acquaintances who will cherish their memories of time spent with her.

 We Thank God for the gift of her life and the blessing of the time we spent together with her.

A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at The Church at Covington with the Rev. Darryl Hooper and the Rev. James Collins officiating. 

The family of the late Mrs. Joann Woods Cobb wishes to acknowledge with deep appreciation the many expressions of love, concern and kindness shown to them during this hour of bereavement.