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Martha Ellen “Docky” <I>Cobb</I> Johnson

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Martha Ellen “Docky” Cobb Johnson

Birth
Death
20 Jun 2013 (aged 93)
Burial
Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Martha was the daughter of the late Robert and Julie Cobb.

Martha was a lifelong resident and business owner in Middlesboro. As proprietor of Johnson's Truck Stop in the late 1950's, Docky took great pride in and was known at the time for her superior cooking abilities and pool shark status. Her stories were plentiful, peppered with sass, humor, and more often than not, wisdom to help guide.

Martha was preceeded in death by her husband, Vibert Johnson, siblings, Hattie Belle Cobb, Allie Fair Cobb, Walter Cobb, William Cobb, Nancy Givens, Hobart Cobb, and Levi Cobb, and her daughter, Raydene England Miller.

Docky's legacy lives on through her three granddaughter's, Suzanne (Clyde) Porter of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Loretta Clark of Loudon, Tennessee, and Jennifer Cadle of Middlesboro, Ky, her six great grandchildren, Cayla Powers, Joshua Powers, and Seth Powers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Levi Cadle, Greyson Landen, and Hattie Landen, of Middlesboro, Kentucky. Her treasured sister, Bonnie Elworth, of Clearwater, Florida, survives with strength and longevity.

Also surviving Martha are a host of nieces, nephews and loved ones. Among those include honorary daughter Debbie Jones, her husband Mitchell, and special grandsons Matthew and Michael Jones.

Creech Funeral Home
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1930 Census: Bell, Kentucky

Robert Cobb Head M 53 Tennessee
Jula Cobb Wife F 42 Kentucky
Walter Cobb Son M 22 Tennessee
Levi Cobb Son M 20 Tennessee
Martha Cobb Daughter F 9 Kentucky
Bonnie Cobb Daughter F 7 Tennessee
Hobert Cobb Son M 4 Kentucky
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1940 Census: Bell, Kentucky

Vibert Johnson Head M 23 Tennessee
Martha Johnson Wife F 20 Kentucky
Gladys R Johnson Daughter F 3 Kentucky
Martha was the daughter of the late Robert and Julie Cobb.

Martha was a lifelong resident and business owner in Middlesboro. As proprietor of Johnson's Truck Stop in the late 1950's, Docky took great pride in and was known at the time for her superior cooking abilities and pool shark status. Her stories were plentiful, peppered with sass, humor, and more often than not, wisdom to help guide.

Martha was preceeded in death by her husband, Vibert Johnson, siblings, Hattie Belle Cobb, Allie Fair Cobb, Walter Cobb, William Cobb, Nancy Givens, Hobart Cobb, and Levi Cobb, and her daughter, Raydene England Miller.

Docky's legacy lives on through her three granddaughter's, Suzanne (Clyde) Porter of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Loretta Clark of Loudon, Tennessee, and Jennifer Cadle of Middlesboro, Ky, her six great grandchildren, Cayla Powers, Joshua Powers, and Seth Powers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Levi Cadle, Greyson Landen, and Hattie Landen, of Middlesboro, Kentucky. Her treasured sister, Bonnie Elworth, of Clearwater, Florida, survives with strength and longevity.

Also surviving Martha are a host of nieces, nephews and loved ones. Among those include honorary daughter Debbie Jones, her husband Mitchell, and special grandsons Matthew and Michael Jones.

Creech Funeral Home
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1930 Census: Bell, Kentucky

Robert Cobb Head M 53 Tennessee
Jula Cobb Wife F 42 Kentucky
Walter Cobb Son M 22 Tennessee
Levi Cobb Son M 20 Tennessee
Martha Cobb Daughter F 9 Kentucky
Bonnie Cobb Daughter F 7 Tennessee
Hobert Cobb Son M 4 Kentucky
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1940 Census: Bell, Kentucky

Vibert Johnson Head M 23 Tennessee
Martha Johnson Wife F 20 Kentucky
Gladys R Johnson Daughter F 3 Kentucky


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