Medicine Mound Loses One of Its Best Loved Citizens
Death, as to all men, came last week and took one of this community's finest men. Mr. Lon Cobb, merchant, trader, community worker, and prominent member of the school board, passed on after seven weeks of illness. His death, while not unexpected, came as a shock to the many friends throughout this area. Little hope had been given for his recovery and he had suffered grievously for the past several weeks in the Quanah Clinic and Hospital.
Mr. Cobb held a unique place in this community. He was truly everybody's friend. He, by his many acts of goodwill and unselfishness, was known as the "Scattergood Baines" of this territory.
He was always cheerful and friendly. He liked above all to trade in livestock and was a keen judge of their value. He loved the open spaces, and was never happy when he could not be outside with his cattle and the time he spent in the store was only endured because of the pleasure of the week when he would have his freedom.
The school will miss him, for though he had no children of his own, he took a very great interest in providing the very best for the boys and girls here. He did it because he loved children and felt that nothing he could do would be too good for the youth of this school district. He enjoyed every moment spent working to develop and held the place of learning in which he had put so much of his big heart.
Mr. Cobb was always so strong, so robust, so full of vigor and health that it is hard for people here to realize that he is no longer among us.
The words of the poet whose lines are quoted below best described his passing:
"And when he fell in
whirlwind, he went down
As when a kingly cedar
green with boughs
Goes down with a great
Shout upon the hills,
And leaves a lonesome
Place against the sky."
[courtesy Jeanene Stermer, Medicine Mound Museum Archives]
Death, as to all men, came last week and took one of this community's finest men. Mr. Lon Cobb, merchant, trader, community worker, and prominent member of the school board, passed on after seven weeks of illness. His death, while not unexpected, came as a shock to the many friends throughout this area. Little hope had been given for his recovery and he had suffered grievously for the past several weeks in the Quanah Clinic and Hospital.
Mr. Cobb held a unique place in this community. He was truly everybody's friend. He, by his many acts of goodwill and unselfishness, was known as the "Scattergood Baines" of this territory.
He was always cheerful and friendly. He liked above all to trade in livestock and was a keen judge of their value. He loved the open spaces, and was never happy when he could not be outside with his cattle and the time he spent in the store was only endured because of the pleasure of the week when he would have his freedom.
The school will miss him, for though he had no children of his own, he took a very great interest in providing the very best for the boys and girls here. He did it because he loved children and felt that nothing he could do would be too good for the youth of this school district. He enjoyed every moment spent working to develop and held the place of learning in which he had put so much of his big heart.
Mr. Cobb was always so strong, so robust, so full of vigor and health that it is hard for people here to realize that he is no longer among us.
The words of the poet whose lines are quoted below best described his passing:
"And when he fell in
whirlwind, he went down
As when a kingly cedar
green with boughs
Goes down with a great
Shout upon the hills,
And leaves a lonesome
Place against the sky."
[courtesy Jeanene Stermer, Medicine Mound Museum Archives]
Medicine Mound Loses One of Its Best Loved Citizens
Death, as to all men, came last week and took one of this community's finest men. Mr. Lon Cobb, merchant, trader, community worker, and prominent member of the school board, passed on after seven weeks of illness. His death, while not unexpected, came as a shock to the many friends throughout this area. Little hope had been given for his recovery and he had suffered grievously for the past several weeks in the Quanah Clinic and Hospital.
Mr. Cobb held a unique place in this community. He was truly everybody's friend. He, by his many acts of goodwill and unselfishness, was known as the "Scattergood Baines" of this territory.
He was always cheerful and friendly. He liked above all to trade in livestock and was a keen judge of their value. He loved the open spaces, and was never happy when he could not be outside with his cattle and the time he spent in the store was only endured because of the pleasure of the week when he would have his freedom.
The school will miss him, for though he had no children of his own, he took a very great interest in providing the very best for the boys and girls here. He did it because he loved children and felt that nothing he could do would be too good for the youth of this school district. He enjoyed every moment spent working to develop and held the place of learning in which he had put so much of his big heart.
Mr. Cobb was always so strong, so robust, so full of vigor and health that it is hard for people here to realize that he is no longer among us.
The words of the poet whose lines are quoted below best described his passing:
"And when he fell in
whirlwind, he went down
As when a kingly cedar
green with boughs
Goes down with a great
Shout upon the hills,
And leaves a lonesome
Place against the sky."
[courtesy Jeanene Stermer, Medicine Mound Museum Archives]
Death, as to all men, came last week and took one of this community's finest men. Mr. Lon Cobb, merchant, trader, community worker, and prominent member of the school board, passed on after seven weeks of illness. His death, while not unexpected, came as a shock to the many friends throughout this area. Little hope had been given for his recovery and he had suffered grievously for the past several weeks in the Quanah Clinic and Hospital.
Mr. Cobb held a unique place in this community. He was truly everybody's friend. He, by his many acts of goodwill and unselfishness, was known as the "Scattergood Baines" of this territory.
He was always cheerful and friendly. He liked above all to trade in livestock and was a keen judge of their value. He loved the open spaces, and was never happy when he could not be outside with his cattle and the time he spent in the store was only endured because of the pleasure of the week when he would have his freedom.
The school will miss him, for though he had no children of his own, he took a very great interest in providing the very best for the boys and girls here. He did it because he loved children and felt that nothing he could do would be too good for the youth of this school district. He enjoyed every moment spent working to develop and held the place of learning in which he had put so much of his big heart.
Mr. Cobb was always so strong, so robust, so full of vigor and health that it is hard for people here to realize that he is no longer among us.
The words of the poet whose lines are quoted below best described his passing:
"And when he fell in
whirlwind, he went down
As when a kingly cedar
green with boughs
Goes down with a great
Shout upon the hills,
And leaves a lonesome
Place against the sky."
[courtesy Jeanene Stermer, Medicine Mound Museum Archives]
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, Owner Name COBB, L L, City of Quanah Cemetery Records
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