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JAMES N. COBB
James M. Cobb \'las born filarch 11, 1894 in
meade Township, Huron County, Michiga n. His parents
were Napolea n Bonaparte Cobb and his mother was
Mary Ellen Hage Cobb.
He went to school a nd gr a duated from Lake
Township gr8.de school No. 1, attended high school
a t Pennebog, Mich i ga n.
He took noraml work at Ferris
Institute receiving Frist Grade S tate
Certi ~ ficate.
Granduated from the conference course of study of
the Methodist Episcopal Church a nd ordained l oca l
deacon in 19)8, loca l elder in 1940.
He married Ca roline F. Frank Dec. 29, 1915
at Caseville, Michi gan af ter coming into the membership of the Me thodist Church from the Ca tholic
f a ith.
They hav e two d ~ ughters, Mrs. Noram ( Katherin~)
White, a t Henderson a nd Mrs. Ga~ Fl ann ery ( Ltdia)
and they live in Whea ton, Ill.
Taught school for thirteen years, then
entered the ministry in 1928. For sic years t a ught
a school a nd served a church.
The churces served
were: Avoca, Ruby, Black 1928-)1. Jeddo, Lake Porte,
19)1-)5, Hillman, W1son, Spra tt 1935-41. Flint,
Gr ~ ce,
Flint Park
1941-44, Gra ce a nd Huron Street,
L944-45, Gra ce a nd Ke a r s ley, 1945-1946. Gra ce Huron
Street 1947.
Gra ce
1948-5 0. Corunna 1950- 53
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Leave of absence
We~berville
1953- 54, Columbiaville 1954-56,
1956-60, Retired 1960.
Owosso First
Associate 1962-63, Flint, B urton 1963-68, then
retired.
Home address 626 Lingle Ave., Owosso, Mich.
Ridgl ey Iseland wa s converted and led to
enter the ministry.
He has been a successful minist-
er in the church of the Nazarene for over
)0
years.
His home church was Avoca.
f1rs. Kenneth Lorraine Farrier Enwight is
the wife of one of our f a ithful missionaries in
Africa, Her home church was Hillman,
Mrs. Woodrow Kingler (Ruth Schoeppach)
wife of a c onsecrated minister of the Luthern f a ith
a nd the mot her of five children, works with her
hus band in the mounta.ins of
Penna.
Ruth wa s a
member of Gra ce Church Flint.
Rev. Calvin Blue came from Gra ce Church
Flint. Rev. a nd Mrs. Clyde Smith came from the Juron
Street Methodist Church, Rev. Frank Leineke is a
product of the Huron Stre e t Methodist Ch urch of Flint
They a re members of our Detroit Conference.
Rev.
a nd Mrs. Da le Oxley a re missiona ries in Japan, They
are a lso products of the Huron Street.
Garry L.
Sa nderson a member of the Detoiy Me thod ist Confe r ence
united with the c hur ch in Corunna dur ing our pas t oratE
th ere.
Rev. a nd Mrs. Archi e Donigan
~re
from the
Flint P a rk Methodist Church.
A new church e difa ce wa s e r e cted a t Gra ce
church in 1949 abdNorth S aginaw and Home Ave in
Flint, Mich.
Four a cres of va lua ble l a nd wa s added
to the church property of the Burton Me thodist Church
a t 442J S
Genesee Roa d, Grand Bla nc in 1967.
Added house a nd lot to church proper1ty in
«o1umbia vi1le in 1955·
1969
•Over 300 AHend Golden
Wedding Celebration
More than 300 friends and r elatives
gathered in the B u r to n Methodist
Church, on Sunday, October 24, to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of
the pas tor, Rev. J ames Cobb, and Mrs.
Cobb.
The couple were married in
Caseville in the fall of 1915 by Rev.
Edward F. Hildebrand.
Mr. Cobb was a school teacher in
H uron County for 13 years before he
entered the ministry in 1928. He was
ordained in 1940 and has since served in
Avoca, Jeddo, Hillman, Grace Bible
Church in Flint, Corunna, Columbiaville ,
Webberville a nd Owosso. Mr. Cobb retired in 1960 because of poor health,.
but has since accepted the pastorate of
REV. JAMES N. COBB, 76, died Feb5 at Owosso following a lengthy
Illness. Mr. Cobb was born in Kinde and
graduated from Ferris State College. He
was a school teacher for nineteen years
before entering the ministry in 1928. He
served the following churches of the Detroit Conference: Avoca, Jeddo, Hillman,
Flint Grace, Corunna, Columbiaville and
Webberville. After his retirement in 1960
he served as Owosso First Associate and
at Flint Burton. The Cobbs have ~ade
their home at 626 Lingle Ave., Owosso,
48867. He leaves his wife Caroline· two
daughters, Mrs. Norman White of He~der
son, and Mrs. Gayle Flanne ry of Wheaton,
Ill.; fo ut· grandchildren ; two brothers,
Cha rles of Caseville, and John of Whittemore; and two sisters, Mrs. Caroline
Neuteboom of Fa lmouth, and Mrs. 0. J.
McNutt of Caseville. Memorial services
were held at the First United Methodist
Church, Owosso, with Rev. Ivan 0. Gonser and Rev. G. H. K ellermann Flint
District superintendent, officiating. Interment was in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso.
~uary
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Former Pastors Share
Homecoming Service
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Rev. and Mrs. Cobb and t heir anniversary cake.
Burton Methodist Church in Flint and
is filling a full -time pulpit.
The Cobbs have two daughter s, Mrs .
Kathryn M. White of Henderson, a nd
Mrs. Lydia B. Flanner y of Sturgis , and
four g randchildre n.
REV. AND MRS. JAM ES COBB have
been livinrg at 626 Lingle Ave . in Owoss o
this s umme r. Mr. Cobb has supplied
the foll'owing churches for one Sunday
each: Owosso T·rinity; New Lothrop,
Juddville, and Burton , Huron Street and
Dimond in Flint. The Cobbs plan to
s-pend the fall and winte r months at
709 North 6th St., Zephyrhills, Fla.
REV. AND MRS. JAMES COBB have
sold their residence in Florida, where
they spent the past year, and returned
to their home at 626 Lingle Ave., P.O. Box
673, Owosso, Michigan 48867. They will
be glad to welcome friends at this address.
Mr. Cobb is a retired member of the
Detroit Conference. 'J --2-1'- V~
Homecoming Sunday was observed September 28 by the Webben·iiiP ::mel RPll
Oak churches with mt IOO'intending.
The morning worship service, held in the
Webberville church, was shared by two
.•f-ormer pastors, Rev. Dwight Lawson and
Rev. James Cobb, both of Owosso. Mrs.
Susie Gerhardstein of Howell read a history of the church which is n ow more
than 80 years old.
A potluck dinner was served at noon
in the church basement under th e supervision of the WSCS. The afternoon was
spent r eminiscing with five form er pastors
r elating interesting experiences while serving the charge. Former pastors and their
families attending in addition to Rev. and
Mrs. Cobb and Rev. and Mrs. Lawson were
Rev. and Mrs. Rial Simons of Fl at Rock ,
Gary Lyons and children. Rev. Milford
Bowen is the current pastor.
REV. AND MRS. JAM:Es N. COBB of
Owosso, retired, of the Detroit Conference,
ar e spending the winter at the Siesta Motel, 710 U.S. Hwy. 3105, Zephyrhills, Florida 33599. j.L-;2 ~
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Among tr10se attending the Homecoming a t
\\'el>berdllc . rigl;t to left . arc: Re\·. and
' 'Irs. Ja mes Col>b of O·sos~o and Re\' . and
!\Irs. Ri al Simons of Flat Rock.
REV. JAMES N. COBB, 76, died February 5 at Owosso following a length y
illness. Mr. Cobb was born in Kinde and
graduated from Ferris State College. H e
was a school teacher for nineteen years
befor e entering the ministry in 1928. He
served the following churches of the Detroit Conference: Avoca, J eddo, Hillman,
Flint Grace, Corunna, Columbiaville and
Webberville. After h is retirement in 1960
he served as Owosso First Associate, and
at Flint Burton. The Cobbs have made
their home at 626 L ingle Ave., Owosso,
48867. H e leaves his wife, Caroline; t wo
daughters, Mrs. Norman White of H enderson, and Mrs. Gayle Flanne ry of Wheaton,
lll.; four grandchildren ; two brothers,
Charles of Caseville, and John of Whittem ore; and two sisters, Mrs. Caroline
Neuteboom of Falmouth, and Mrs. 0. J .
McNutt of Caseville. Memorial services
were held at the First United Methodist
Church, Owosso, with Rev. Ivan 0 . Gonser and Rev. G. H. K ellermann. Flint
District superintendent, officiating. Interment was in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso.
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Cobb oz - ,:l-1 ,.~ s <1
Age 84, of 421 E. Main, Owosso passed
away Tuesday morning at The·Memorial
Hospital.
Mrs. Cobb was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at the
First United Methodist Church, Owosso,
Thursday at 1 p.m. Burial will be in
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Dr. Norbert W. Smith and Dr. Ivan 0. Gonser
will officiate. The body rests at JenningsLyons Chapel. Memorials may be made ·
to the First United Methodist Church
Owosso.
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Mrs. Cobb was born in Caseville, Mich.
March 6, 1899, the daughter of August
and Lydia (Schartle) Frank. She attended schools in Caseville. She and the
Rev. James N. Cobb were married in
Caseville, Dec. 29, 1915. Rev. Cobb had
pastored churches in Owosso in 1969
Flint, Burton, Hillman, Corunna'
Columbiaville, and Weberville. H~
predeceased her in 1971.
Survivors include 2 daughters, Mrs.
Norman (Kathryn) White of Henderson
and Mrs. Gayle (Lydia) Flannery of
Wheaton, Ill.; 4 grandchildren; 8 greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Emma
Musselman of Tawas.
Caroline
Cobb, James N.