Mr. Lester Cobb Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

The Obituary Lester Cobb Jr. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “For death begins with life’s first breath, And life begins at the touch of death.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lester Cobb Jr., son of the late Lester Cobb Sr. and the late Roma Wright Cobb, was born September 3, 1940 in Reidsville, North Carolina. As a child with his family, he moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he was educated in the Harrisburg School District graduating from the former John Harris High School. After thirty-seven years of dedicated service, he retired from Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Steelton Plant. Lester enjoyed watching football, western movies, listening to ‘old-school’ music and, foremost, spending time with his grandchildren. On Friday, November 18, 2016, at seventy-six years of age while surrounded by his loving family, Lester quietly passed away at his home in Harrisburg, PA, joining in eternal life his parents, one sister, Marie MisKavage, and seven brothers, Agent, James, Levaster, Edsel, William, Charles and Franklin. He leaves to cherish his memory and honor his legacy his devoted wife of fifty-three years, Mary Cobb; four children, Tammy, Tracy, Martina and Darren Cobb; eleven grandchildren, Shayla and Gregory Shaw, Trey and Nila Nicholson, Jaydon and Jordan Arroyo, Jovoni Smith, Nakai, DaShawn and Aerion Cobb and Bryant Erby; two great-grandchildren, Jayla and Payton Gray; four sisters, Audrey Lovette, Bernice Cobb, Ernestine Cobb and Elizabeth Cobb; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Submitted In Sorrow and Love, The Family His life will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Wallace Funeral Directors with viewing 10-11 a.m. Interment will be at William Howard Day Cemetery.

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Mr. Lester Cobb

September 3, 1940 - November 18, 2016