Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, WV December 28, 1998 Clarence N. Cosby BECKLEY -- Clarence N. Cosby, 82, of Beckley died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner, a former employee of the Elks Lodge and an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Thelma Bradshaw Cosby; daughters, Barbara C. Bright of Riverdale, Md., Regina D. Hardin of Beckley; brother, James Cosby of Beckley; sisters, Ollie Martin of Greentown, Mary Fox of Columbus, Ohio; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Abner Wright officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

> "Cozby, Steve C." <SCozby@Paymentech.com> (by way of Wanda Rabb) > To: CAUSBY-L@rootsweb.com Steve, you wrote: > I am researching any information on the COZBY family. My Great Grandfather > was Charles Anderson Cozby born 1-22-1886 died in Palo Pinto Co., TX, May > 12, 1972. I am getting his death certificate to identify his parents. I > have traced his wife's family, CLEPPER, back to 1817. > > Any assistance or leads would be greatly appreciated. > I have a Charles Anderson Cozby as follows: Descendants of John Chatten Calhoun Cozby 1 [1] John Chatten Calhoun COZBY b: 1842 in TN d: Abt. 1920 in Caddo, TX ... +? Father: Mother: . 2 Daughter COZBY . 2 Will COZBY ....... +Ida ROUSE m: in Mineral Wells, TX Father: Mother: ..... 3 Willie COZBY ..... 3 Leo COZBY *2nd Wife of [1] John Chatten Calhoun Cozby: ... + Emmaline BARNETT m: Abt. 1875 in near Oakhurst (San Jacinto) TX d: in when Uncle Harry was just a few weeks old. Father: Dr. BARNETT Mother: . 2 John Pascal "Baldy" COZBY b: Abt. 1880 d: Abt. 1949 . 2 James Shelton "Jim" COZBY b: 14 December 1882 in TX d: 14 May 1944 ....... + Annie Beatrice TAYLOR b: 03 January 1888 in TX m: in Artesia, NM d: 03 September 1945 in Artesia, NM Father: Tom TAYLOR Mother: ..... 3 George Shelton COZBY b: 12 December 1907 d: 1968 in CA ........... + G SMITH Father: Mother: ..... 3 Jewel Ray COZBY b: 26 June 1909 d: 13 April 1932 ..... 3 Jasper Hoyt COZBY b: 03 August 1914 d: 07 August 1914 ..... 3 James Laster COZBY b: 27 April 1920 in Dexter (Cooke) TX d: 10 July 1970 in Artesia (Eddy) NM . 2 R. A. "Alex" COZBY b: 1884 d: 1957 ..... 3 J. Louis COZBY ..... 3 Dora COZBY . 2 Charles Anderson COZBY b: 1885 **************************** . 2 Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" COZBY b: 1886 . 2 Jessie Lockhart COZBY b: 1887 d: Abt. 1919 . 2 Isaac COZBY b: 1888 . 2 Pamela Mae "Millie" COZBY b: 1889 . 2 Joseph Harry COZBY b: Abt. 1894 My wife is Norma Leigh Cozby, d/o James Laster COZBY, above. The information on Charles Anderson and his siblings and parents came from J. Louis COZBY (s/o of R.A. "Alex" COZBY, brother of Charles Anderson) in a letter dated 23 February 1970. Does any of this look familiar to you? Our birth dates for Charles don't match, but?.... This is all the info we have on this family, and are interested in pursuing more research. Looking forward to hearing from you. Good luck in your research. Tim Dooley tdooley@sprintmail.com

I am passing along a letter that was posted to another Rootsweb list which describes the financial problems our Rootsweb organization is experiencing. As most of you are aware, without this fine organization, online genealogy would suffer greatly. Please support Rootsweb by making any donation you can. If you are not in a position to become a sponsor, consider sending any amount you can afford. send a check in U.S. dollars to: RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative P.O. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 or visit here to see if you would like to do more. http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html Thank you for taking the time to read this.......I would like to wish everyone a wonderful, blessed Christmas and a healthy, prosperous New Year - complete with finding those elusive ancestors!! Wanda ============================================================ >>Recent acquisitions and mergers in the computer world have left >>Rootsweb unexpectedly short of funding due to the withdrawl of >>Palladium sponsorship. Palladium was acquired by The Learning >>Company which in turn was purchased by Mattel Inc. Here's a letter written by one of the founders of Rootsweb outlining the current situation: >> >> << My friends - >> >> I generally do not bring you news about RootsWeb, whose servers >> house some 4000 mail lists, including this one, because I know >> you all get the RootsWeb Review about once a week, which pretty >> well covers what is going on within RootsWeb. >> As most of you know, RootsWeb was created by, and is "owned" by >> Dr. Brian Leverich and his wife Karen Isaacson, both superb >> computer people and genealogists. They created RootsWeb and >> they have funded 90% of it out of their own pockets since its >> creation. This means that they have a houseful of computer >> equipment, as well as other equipment in a hub elsewhere, that >> runs all of these lists, as well as web pages and other items >> for the USGenWeb - the effort is huge and growing by leaps >> and bounds. However, their corporate sponsor, Palladium, has >> disappeared into a merger with another company, and that >> funding has evaporated. It seems unclear whether any other >> corporation will step forward to help underwrite these huge costs. >> >> In the message which Brian sent to the listowner list, he makes >> the first mention of danger to the whole RootsWeb concept. He is >> rarely pessimistic, and if he is concerned, then we all need to >> be concerned. He finds it particularly depressing that only a >> small percentage (2%-6%) are helping to support RootsWeb in any >> way, even though there are literally hundreds of thousands of >> people regularly using the mail lists and the other web pages >> and items which RootsWeb hosts. You can see that he has taken out >> a $25,000 loan just to try to keep the equipment growing with the >> needs of RootsWeb. >> >> The bottom line is that if we, as users of these RootsWeb services, >> cannot help with a few dollars(and it does not have to be much at >> all, if we all get involved)in support of this fine group, we are >> in very real danger of losing these mail lists and literally >> hundreds of web pages of genealogical material(including the JP >> Images Page and many, many others)that is today available. Please >> give this some thought, and see if you can find a few dollars that >> you could donate to RootsWeb to keep this effort alive. I have >> long said that Brian and Karen cannot forever continue to incure >> financial hits in the range of ten of thousands of dollars at a >> time, and still be able to keep RootsWeb alive. Take a look at: >> >> www.rootsweb.com >> >> and you can see how to donate if you wish to do so. I urge you to >> consider it. It is a great investment. Let's see if we can make >> it a merrier Christmas for Karen and him and for online genealogists >> everywhere.

I am interested in finding any information on the above name. This should be limited to Texas and/or Tennessee (San Jacinto County, Palo Pinto County, and surrounding counties.) This is my GG Grandfather. It was my G Grandfather's impression that he was from Tennessee. Also, is there anyone on the list that lives in or near San Jacinto County, TX? There is a cemetery by the name of Mount Capers near Staley?, by Lake Livingston which is said to contain many other Cozbys. I am hoping that someone is currently documenting this cemetery so that I can get more information. (I live in Florida, otherwise I would do it myself. ) Thanks for any help. Steve Cozby scozby@paymentech.com sccozby@aol.com

The Journal-News (Hamilton OH) Monday, March 24, 1997 Mr. Carel A Cosby, Jr., age 66, of 4300 Randall Drive, Hamilton, died Friday, March 21, 1997 at 11:17 p.m. at his residence.He was born in Hamilton, the son of Carel, Sr. and Verlie (Beck) Cosby. He was educated in Liberty Township School, a 1948 graduate of Monroe High School. He earned his B.S. degree in education from Miami University in 1952 and his M.E. degree in 1953. He was a member of PEK and Sigma Alpha Eplison honary fraternities. He was a part-time plasterer from the age of 13 until 31. He was a teacher and coach from 1952-1958 at Dixon High School and Mayfield Jr. High School. He became Assistant Principal of Monroe Elementary School in 1958; Principal of Sherman Elementary School in 1959 and Principal of Oneida Elementary in 1962, where he remained until is death. He was a badketball official for 40 ye4ars. He refereed in the Big Ten for 13 years, Mid-American Conference for 19 years, OVC for 15 years, Metro Seven for 6 years, Indiana Conference for 17 years, Hoosier Buckeye for 7 years, Ohio Athletic 11 years and Mid-Ohio for 12 years. He supervised Officials of the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Assn. From 1983-1987 and supervised Officials of the Mid-Ohio Conference from 1985-1987. He was currently an observer of Officials for the USA Conference. He had refereed NCAA College Regional, Division II, Division III games from 1967 until 1981. He had worked the finals in 1976, 1979 and 1981. He worked the NIT Tournament in 1976, the Ohio Indiana Collegiate All Star Game in 1973 and the Kentucky-Indiana All Star Game in 1976. He referreed Ohio High School Regional and State Tournament games from 1963 until 1974. He was a baseball umpire for 24 years, working in the Big Ten, Mid-American, AABC, SW Umpires Associations. Also the Mid-American NCAA playoffs, Ohio0 High School Regional and State Tournaments from 1970 until 1996. He also umpired softball for 20 years. He was a player-coach of the Cincinnati Suds professional slow pitch softball team 1977-1982, the APSPSL playoffs 1978-1982; pitched 10 1/3 scoreless innings in relief in 1980, a league record and was a tv19 color commentator with Andy McWilliams in 1982 for eight Suds televised games. He pitched softball for over 30 years with Wilsman Truckers of Hamilton and the Ohio Players of Dayton. His accomplishments were: winning pticher in over 1,000 games (1,033 wins, 252 losses), he won the State Tournament eight times, played in nine World Tournaments, led the 1957 World Industrial Tournament in home runs (7), finished fourth once and fifth twice in World Tournaments, an All-State player 4 times, inducted in Dayton, Ohio, slow pitch Softball Hall of Fame, selected as one of Ohio's all time great softball playersby the Ohio House of Representatives in 1973, inducted in the Butler County Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame (first inductee) in 1982, inducted in State of Ohio Softball Hall of Fame (first slow pitch inductee) in 1986, inducted in 1989 in the Ohio High School Athletic Assn., Officials Hall of Fame (Charter Member/10 inductees) and in 1989 was inducted in the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame. He was a member of NEA and OEA (lifetime member) - Administrative Division, OAESP, past president of the Middletown Elementary Principal's Assoc., Executive Committee Elementary Division of National Safety Council, Chairman of the Middletown Safety Council School Committee, President of the Middletown Area Safety Council (1978-1979), Past President of the following organizations, ACE of Middletown, Middletwon Social Workers, OVC Officials and BCBOA. He was made a Kentucky Colonel in 1968, honored by the Ohio House of Representatives as one of Ohio's all time great softball players in 1973, VIP of the year in 1979b in Middletown by Jr. Achievement, A Special Deputy Butler County Sheriff, President Elect of the Butler County Elementary Principals Assn. (1986-1987) and made an 8 minute TV film entitled "Be a Record Setter and Never Smoke" for the American Cancer Society. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; two step-children, Lisa Ivers and husband Donnie of Fairfield and Scott Wycoff and wife Heather of Hamilton; two beloved step-grandchildren, Dean Ivers and Lindsay Ivers; five children, Gary Cosby and wife Vanessa of Fairfield, Karen Fuchs and husband Matt of Fairfield, Tim Cosby and wife Joan of Houston, Texas, Randy Cosby and wife Lyn of Atlanta, Georgia, and Scott Cosby of Nashivlle, Tennessee; five grandchildren, Samuel, Nicholas, Robert and William Cosby, and Kasey Fuchs; his parents, Carel and Verlie Cosby. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Carol Cosby in 1973. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at the Oneida Elementary School, 2901 Yankee Rd., Middletown with burial in Woodside Mausoleum. Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Oneida School In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Oneida Elementary School Weigel Funeral Home is serving the family.

The Beaumont (TX) Enterprise - Sunday - December 13, 1998 - page 3B Victoria Edd Cosby Victoria Edd Cosby, 91, of Beaumont died Dec. 10 at Gaspard Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Funeral was Dec. 12 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home with burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A native and longtime resident of Beaumont, she was a baker. Survivors include her son, James Deebs of Beaumont; brother, Mike Edd of Houston; sisters, Katie Kurry of Beaumont and Katherine Harris of Houston; two grandc

I am researching any information on the COZBY family. My Great Grandfather was Charles Anderson Cozby born 1-22-1886 died in Palo Pinto Co., TX, May 12, 1972. I am getting his death certificate to identify his parents. I have traced his wife's family, CLEPPER, back to 1817. Any assistance or leads would be greatly appreciated. Steve Cozby scozby@paymentech.com sccozby@aol.com

Shelby Daily Star Shelby, NC December 15, 1998 Irene Causby CLIFFSIDE - Miss Irene Martin Causby, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Ratcliffe and Bernard Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Cliffside Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

I am researching the COSBY line I am currently stuck at James COSBY who had Married a Mary aka Polly Thurman. I have information they were born in Virginia probably around Powahton CO. They were married in Henry Co TN, They had at least 8 Children, Andrew Jackson Cosby b1823, Lucinda Ann Cosby b? B Cosby F b 1832, E. Cosby b1835, J.F.Cosby b 1839, S.N.Cosby Female b 1842, J.M. Cosby Male 1846, Eligah Washington Cosby Male 1847. Andrew is My direct descendant He married Katharine Rucker in Shelby Co. Kentucky july 23rd 1849 from this marriage 9 children were born. Any information on this line woud be appreciated. Thank you blcosby@cvalley.net

The JACKSONVILLE TIMES-UNION ONLINE 20 Nov 1998 COSBY - Mrs. Johnnie ``LaVon'' Cosby who passed away on Friday, November 13, 1998, was the daughter of the late John and Stella Mincey Gaffney. As a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Florida she attended public schools of Duval County and earned certification as a Nurses Assistant. She accepted Christ at an early age at St. James A.M.E. Church. She leaves to mourn her demise a very loving and devoted family, 1 daughter; Mrs. Linda Wesley, 4 sons; Sammie Cosby, Jr. (Christina), Geoffrey Cosby (Katherine), Dwayne Cosby, Sr. and Donival Cosby, 23 grandchildren, sister; Mrs. Deloris Robinson, 2 Aunts; Mrs. Elizabeth Stovall and Mrs. Frances Taylor, goddaughters; Selena and Sharon, Father of her children; Mr. Sammie A. Cosby, Sr., a number of nephews and nieces, a host of cousins other relatives and many sorrowing friends amongst them very devoted friend, Mr. Raymond Henderson. Funeral service will be held 1 P.M. Saturday at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church 1620 Helena St., Rev. Dr. R.E. Herring Sr., Pastor. Interment in Restlawn Memorial Park. Viewing this evening (Friday) 4-8 P.M. and at the church 11 A.M. Saturday until the hour of the service. The cortege will assemble at the resident at 12 noon. Arrangements by JAMES N. DAVIS FUNERAL HOME, INC. 5879 Moncrief Rd. James N. Davis, Sr. and June B. Davis, L.F.D. ============================================================

>Resent-Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:51:55 -0800 (PST) >Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 13:44:52 -0500 >From: Tim Pierce <twp@rootsweb.com> >Old-To: listowners-announce@rootsweb.com >Subject: RootsWeb and Recent Hotmail Problems >Mime-Version: 1.0 >To: listowners-announce@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: listowners-announce@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <listowners-announce@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2 >X-Loop: listowners-announce@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: listowners-announce-request@rootsweb.com > >Hi Listowners -- > >A couple of nights ago, Hotmail's servers went crazy and started >sending us duplicate and triplicate copies of everything they sent us. >We were receiving dozens of extra copies of their mail every second. >That much mail can kill a mail server. > >In order to protect RootsWeb, we were forced to reject all mail coming >from Hotmail for about fifteen hours. That means that between 1am and >6pm on December 3, anything sent from a Hotmail user to rootsweb.com >was just discarded. Even with this protective measure in place, the >mail server crashed twice overnight trying to deal with the barrage of >Hotmail messages. > >This message is just to let you know in case your subscribers ask >about disappearing mail, or in case any listowners are Hotmail users >themselves and are wondering. Next week's RootsWeb Review will >mention this problem, so there's no need to forward this message to >your lists. > >-- >Regards, >Tim Pierce >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative >system obfuscator and hack-of-all-trades >

Atlanta Journal Constitution Atlanta, GA November 22, 1998 Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Ruth King Cosby will be held on Monday, November 23, 1998 at 1 p.m. at Berean Seventh Day Adventist Church, 312 Hamilton Holmes Dr., NW, with Pastor Saunders officiating. Interment, South View Cemetery. The remains will be placed in state at the church at 11 a.m. The family will receive friends Sunday (this evening) at our chapel, 492 Larkin St., SW from 6 to 7 p.m. Survivors are her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Brown (Krista), grandchildren, Karmon, Kristian and Kurtis, great-granddaughter, Tamecia, sister-in-law, Mrs. Delicia King, two nieces, Helen and Mary Ann, nephew, Foster King, numerous cousins, other relatives and friends. Family and friends are requested to assemble at our chapel at 12 noon. Carl M Williams Funeral Directors, Inc., 492 Larkin St SW (404)522-8454 ========================================================================== Wanda Rabb (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Purviance (NC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, FARRIS-L, LAWS-L, NIX-L, PAXTON-L, PURVIANCE-L, RABB-L Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

The Journal-News (Hamilton OH) Sunday, March 23, 1997, Page A4 Carel A. Cosby Jr., 66, Liberty Township, died Friday, march 21, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie (Rich) Cosby; sons, Gary, Timy, Randy and Scott Cosby; a daughter, Karen Fuchs; a stepson, Scott Wyckoff; and a stepdaughter, Lisa Ivers. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Wednesday in the gymnasium at Oneida Elementary School, 2901 Yankee Road, Middletown. Visitation is 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the school Weigel Funeral is in charge of arrangements.

Evansville (IN) Courier October 19, 1998 Henderson, KY --- Dudley Wayne Cosby, 47, died Friday morning of complications of liver disease at Community Methodist Hospital. He worked at Katon Axle of Henderson for 19 years and was a member of Henderson First Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are his mother, Dolly Cosby of Henderson; two sisters, Thera Cosby Harris and Karen Cosby, both of Henderson; three brothers, Kevin, Theron and Anthony, all of Henderson; and nieces and nephews. Services will be at 1 pm Wednesday at Henderson First Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Fernwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8pm Tuesday at the church. Mason Bros. Audubon Chapel is handling arrangements.

Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch October 30, 1998 COSBY Departed this life October 21, 1998, Linwood E. (Lin) Cosby. He is survived by his sister, Delores Cosby; a niece; five nephews; two aunts; and a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave., where Funeral services will be held on Saturday, 12 Noon, with the Rev. Baynard S. Taylor officiating, Interment Oakwood Cemetery.

Please join me in welcoming a new member to our list: SteveC@Paymentech.com We hope you will introduce yourself and tell us about the family you are researching! Wanda Rabb (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Purviance (NC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, FARRIS-L, LAWS-L, NIX-L, PAXTON-L, PURVIANCE-L, RABB-L Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

Augusta Chronicle Augusta, GA October 23, 1998 MR. MITCHELL COSBY WARRENTON, Ga. -- Mr. Mitchell Cosby, 47, of 712 Gunn Road, died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, at his residence. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Sandy Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church, with Rev. George Ivey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Cosby, a native of Warren County, attended school in the Warren County School System. Survivors include a daughter, Tammy T. Ivey, Thomson; his mother, Catherine R. Cosby, Warrenton; nine brothers, James Coy Gilliam and Willie Richard Gilliam, both of Atlanta, Willie Ricketson, Brooklyn, N.Y., Mack Cosby Jr., Fort Valley, Ga., Donald Cosby, Colorado Springs, Colo., Carl Cosby, Curtis Cosby and Calvin Cosby, all of Warren- ton and Marvin Cosby, Everette, Wash.; and seven sisters, Catherine Cosby, Augusta, Janet Jackson, Carol A. Cosby and Christine Cosby, all of Warrenton, Fay V. Cosby, Thom- son, Marilyn Bly, Harlem, and Alice Cosby, Fort Valley. Friends may call at the residence of his mother, 712 Gunn Road, or at Dawson's Mortuary. The family will receive friends in the church annex after the burial.

Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, VA October 13, 1998 COSBY Joseph H. Cosby, born in 1902 in Hampton, died Sunday. He was the son of Joseph Hugh and Harriet Hathaway Cosby. Col. Cosby, who was a graduate of Fork Union Military Academy, held A.B. and L.L.D. degrees from the University of Richmond, where he was Phi Beta Kappa and ODK, an M.A. degree from the University of Virginia and a T.H.B. degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Cosby served Baptist pastorates in Danville, Irvington, Crozet amd Lexington, and lastly at Branch's, he was instrumental in helping to design and construct a beautiful new sanctuary and also helped to established two new churches, Southside and Cosby Memorial. He was chairman of the committee which chose Eagle Eyrie as the site for Virginia's Baptist New Assembly grounds. Col. Cosby was a U.S. Army Chaplain in the European Theater during World War II and was President of Hargrave Military Academy from 1951 to 1970. While at Hargrave, he was a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Evaluation Com mittee, served as President of the Southern Association of Independent Schools and President of the National Association of NDCC Schools (Military). He was recognized for his accomplishments by being listed in Who's Who in America. He also represented Virginia on the Board of Trustees of the Golden Gate Theological Seminary for 13 years. After retirement from Hargrave in 1970, he served as Chairman of the Pittsylvani a Library Board and the Chairman Rescue Squad, as a County Surveyor, an interim pastor of six Danville churches and as Chaplain of the Roman Eagle Home. Since returning to Newport News in 1988, Dr. Cosby has been an active member of Riverside and Orcutt Baptist Churches as well as a member of the Retired Men's Club and of American Legion Post 368. During his later years, Dr. Cosby spent many hours enjoying the warmth and friendship of his family and many friends. Col. Cosby was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Helen Eubank Cosby. Survivors include his daughter, Jayne Cosby Wilkinson; two sisters, Nancy C. Faulkner, and Etta C. Bridgers, all of Newport News, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The family will recieve friends Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Orcutt Baptist Church by Rev. James Doyle, Rev. Tommy Davidson, and Rev. Cecil Chambers. Burial will take place at 2:30 p.m. at Branch's Baptist Church cemetery in Richmond. Memorial donations may be made to the Col. Joseph Cosby Scholarship Fund at Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, Va. 24531. Peninsula Funeral Home in Newport News, Va. is in charge of arrangements.

Please join me in welcoming a new member to our list: etheljs@erols.com We hope you will introduce yourself and tell us about the family you are researching! Wanda Rabb (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Purviance (NC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, FARRIS-L, LAWS-L, NIX-L, PAXTON-L, PURVIANCE-L, RABB-L Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

Lexington Herald Leader - Lexington KY June 17, 1998 WINCHESTER-- Eugene Cosby, 72, 34 Elm Street, who had been a Webster Drug Store Deliverer, World War II veteran, father of Kerrie Norris, died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, Broadway Christian Church. Visitation 6-8 pm.m Thursday, church. Arrangements, Chenault Brothers Funeral Home