WEBSTER – Charles H. Cobb, Jr., 91, died Thursday, March 28, 2013 in Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, after a short illness. His wife of 60 years, Alma O. (Landry) Cobb, died in 2003. He leaves 4 sons, Charles H. Cobb 3rd of Worcester, Dennis P. Cobb of Dudley, Brian P. Cobb of Auburn and Kevin J. Cobb and his wife Janine of Worcester, with whom he lived; a daughter, Jeanne A. McGovern of Danielson, CT; 8 grandchildren, Kelly Peterson and her husband David, Dennis P. Cobb, Jr., Lisa Hanna and her husband Robert, Erin Hoose and her husband Kelly, Steven Lafleche and his wife Maryanne, Sarah Sousa and her husband Jared, and Adam and Shayna Hipson; 7 great-grandchildren, Michelle and Dennis, Nicholas and Rebecca, Abigail and Ariana, and Jameson; a great great-granddaughter, Lily-Sky Brown; nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his brother, Melvin Cobb, and by 3 sisters, Wylma and June Cobb and Dorothy Babcock. He was born on October 24, 1921 in Webster, a son of Charles H. Cobb, Sr. and Ada (Knight) Cobb and lived here most of his life, moving to Worcester in 2006. Mr. Cobb’s first job was that of a lumberjack when he was a teenager. He was then a forklift operator at Cranston Print Works Company in Webster for 42 years, retiring in 1983. In his retirement, he was the night maintenance man at Webster Donut Shop for many years. He enjoyed playing cards, especially cribbage, horseshoes, dining out, going shopping, watching sports on TV and listening to country music. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Funeral services will be private. There are no calling hours. Donations in his name may be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, 52 Old Webster Road, Oxford, MA 01540. Arrangements are under the direction of Scanlon Funeral Service, 38 East Main Street, Webster.
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