Drewryville – Ellis Poe Cobb, 87, passed away October 15, 2018.  He was a son of the late Albert Ellis Cobb and Vergie Grizzard Cobb and predeceased by a brother Paul A. Cobb and a brother-in-law Emory Hedgepeth.  Ellis was a graduate of Drewryville High School and served in the Air Force.  He was a lifelong farmer, a Charter member of Drewryville Volunteer Fire Department, and a member of Drewryville United Methodist Church.  Ellis was an avid outdoorsman and a member of Little Texas Hunt Club.  One of his favorite past times in his latter years was swinging under the "old oak tree".

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 63 wonderful years Eva Wrenn Cobb; a daughter Patti C. Story (Shelton); a son Ellis Poe Cobb, Jr; a sister Martha C. Hedgepeth; two grandchildren Mason A. Story and Wesley T. Story (Hilliary); a great granddaughter Aubrie E. Story; a brother-in-law J. C. Williams, Jr. (Pat); a sister-in-law Shelva Lee Cobb; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Service will be conducted at 2 PM Saturday, October 20, 2018 in Wright Funeral Home with Pastor David Everett and Pastor Fred Brockhausen officiating.  The family will receive friends in Wright Funeral Home Friday from 2 to 4 PM and from 6 to 8 PM and suggest that memorial donations be made to Drewryville United Methodist Church, Drewryville Fire Department and Capron Fire and Rescue.  The family would like to thank special caregivers Joyce, Shaneka, and Eileen and the 2 ^nd Floor staff of Southampton Memorial Hospital for their wonderful care.
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