Charles Gary Cobbs

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Mr. Charles Gary Cobbs, 73, of Leachville, died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. The son of the late Robert P. and Minnie Bush Cobbs, he was a lifelong Leachville resident, and a 1958 graduate of Leachville High School. He served in the U.S. Army, was a retired heavy equipment operator, and was a longtime member and Deacon of the Leachville First Baptist Church. Charles was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Dottie Connell Cobbs.

Survivors include three brothers, Clyde Cobbs of Cardwell, Mo., Irvin Cobbs of Greers Ferry and R. P. Cobbs, of Flint, Mich.;

One sister, Ruth Turner of Winthrop;

A special sister-in-law, Ruth Anne Taylor and her husband, Charles, of Paragould; and

Many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Leachville with the Rev. David Price officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Leachville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Deacons of the First Baptist Church. Guests may register at www.HowardFuneralService.com