Donald Ray Cobb

After a long battle with cancer, Donald Ray Cobb, 73, of Caldwell, went with God, Fri. June 19, 2009 He was born Feb. 16, 1936 in Commanche, Oklahoma. Don was a quiet, kind, and loving man, who was a master of trades, a builder, a mechanic, an inventor, genius at anything he set out to do. He could cook too! His great pastime love was fishing. He always said that he felt closer to God when he was up in the hills, by a lake or a river, with a fish pole in his hands, than any where else on Earth. He spent 14 years in the Navy. He and his wife, Glenda were married thirty three years ago, and custom built a beautiful home in the country, on five acres. They built it themselves, just the two of them together and it has been their own private paradise on Earth, all these years. They were blessed with twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius and Isabelle Cobb, sister, Dorothy Kinslow, son, Steven Cobb, two nieces, Deana, and Tiffany Cobb, & nephew Mike Kinslow. He is survived by his wife, Glenda Cobb, brother, Vernon Cobb, four children, Peggy Jones, Don Cobb Jr., Carol Rimmer, and Vernon Good. Don was a man who was loved and admired by everyone who knew him. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. Inurnment will follow at the Canyon Hill Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, your favorite charity or flowers may be sent. Service Information