John Franklin Cobb, Age 84, of Quinlan passed away on Thursday, August 6th at his residence. Services will be held at 10:00 AM Monday at the Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel, 5100 Interstate 30 in Greenville. Interment will follow at Pecan Grove Cemetery in McKinney. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Sunday at the funeral home.
Mr. Cobb was born on March 11, 1925 in Dodd City to Wheeler and Naydene Smith Cobb.
In August, 1962, he married Marteen Gotcher Holder in Prosper.
Mr. Cobb volunteered and served in the United States Navy during World War II in the South Pacific and witnessed the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. He was a member of the Methodist faith.
Mr. Cobb attended school from grade school through high school at Dodd City. He was extremely proud of his attendance record throughout his school years having never missed a day. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State College in Huntsville, he took his first teaching job at Bland School as an agriculture teacher. He received his master’s degree from East Texas State University and continued his education there. For over forty years, he taught school, coached a variety of sports – football being his favorite, and served in other administrative positions in Hunt County and in the Prosper school district and he retired as the Hunt County Supervisor of Instructions.
His survivors include his wife Marteen of Quinlan; daughters Debby Spencer and husband Gary of Paris and Patricia Holder of Quinlan; sister Lea Dresh of Mesquite; grandchildren Brett Holder and wife De’Anne of Shallowater, Damon Holder and wife Carol of Kingwood, and Adrienne Tucker and husband Mike of Paris; great-grandchildren Shelbi, Qwynn, Isaac and Sarah Holder, and Emily and Nikki Johnson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, son James Holder, brother Jack Cobb and granddaughter Brea Spencer.
Honorary pallbearers will be former students and friends.
