On October 6, 2012, Lee Cobern, retired Naval veteran of 40 years reposed in the Lord Jesus Christ. Capt. Cobern was born in Mountain Creek, AL, July 10, 1918, to William and Elizabeth Cobern. He was the last surviving of nine siblings.
He entered the Navy in 1939 and served through WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam, rising from an Enlisted Seaman to the rank of Captain. He received military campaign medals and ribbons, ending his Naval career with the Legion of Merit medal for exceptional meritorious service.
He was a gentleman farmer in retirement who loved his vegetable and fruit garden. Every year he gave bushels of oranges to the Veterans organizations as well as to family and neighbors.
He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Nancy Brown Clark, and children Nancy Lee Bill, Doug, and Mina, and 11 grandchildren.
The Captain was interred at Miramar National Cemetery on October 12, 2012. Published in San Diego Union-Tribune on October 14, 2012
He entered the Navy in 1939 and served through WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam, rising from an Enlisted Seaman to the rank of Captain. He received military campaign medals and ribbons, ending his Naval career with the Legion of Merit medal for exceptional meritorious service.
He was a gentleman farmer in retirement who loved his vegetable and fruit garden. Every year he gave bushels of oranges to the Veterans organizations as well as to family and neighbors.
He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Nancy Brown Clark, and children Nancy Lee Bill, Doug, and Mina, and 11 grandchildren.
The Captain was interred at Miramar National Cemetery on October 12, 2012. Published in San Diego Union-Tribune on October 14, 2012
On October 6, 2012, Lee Cobern, retired Naval veteran of 40 years reposed in the Lord Jesus Christ. Capt. Cobern was born in Mountain Creek, AL, July 10, 1918, to William and Elizabeth Cobern. He was the last surviving of nine siblings.
He entered the Navy in 1939 and served through WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam, rising from an Enlisted Seaman to the rank of Captain. He received military campaign medals and ribbons, ending his Naval career with the Legion of Merit medal for exceptional meritorious service.
He was a gentleman farmer in retirement who loved his vegetable and fruit garden. Every year he gave bushels of oranges to the Veterans organizations as well as to family and neighbors.
He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Nancy Brown Clark, and children Nancy Lee Bill, Doug, and Mina, and 11 grandchildren.
The Captain was interred at Miramar National Cemetery on October 12, 2012. Published in San Diego Union-Tribune on October 14, 2012
He entered the Navy in 1939 and served through WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam, rising from an Enlisted Seaman to the rank of Captain. He received military campaign medals and ribbons, ending his Naval career with the Legion of Merit medal for exceptional meritorious service.
He was a gentleman farmer in retirement who loved his vegetable and fruit garden. Every year he gave bushels of oranges to the Veterans organizations as well as to family and neighbors.
He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Nancy Brown Clark, and children Nancy Lee Bill, Doug, and Mina, and 11 grandchildren.
The Captain was interred at Miramar National Cemetery on October 12, 2012. Published in San Diego Union-Tribune on October 14, 2012
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Ernest Lee Cobern
CAPT
US Navy
World War II Korea Vietnam
July 10, 1918
October 6, 2012
Legion of Merit
In Jesus, Death's grip ends.
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