Joan Eleanor Cobb

Joan Eleanor Cobb, age 84, passed away peacefully at Brookdale Paddock Hills senior living facility in Ocala, Florida, on December 5, 2025. Joan was born on January 17, 1941, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Walter and Tommie Estelle Eads. Joan married Bobby Cobb in March, 1957, and was a housewife and stay at home mom for the next 11 years. She was a member of the PTA Board of Directors at Florence Bernd elementary school in Macon, Georgia, for several of those years. In 1968, Joan was employed at Sears, Roebuck and Co. in downtown Atlanta as a supervisor in the catalogue returns department. She was most proud of her 20-year perfect attendance record during her employment. Joan was a master craftsman in all things ceramic; from firing greenware in her kiln to painting intricate pieces for herself and friends. She also enjoyed boating, fishing, camping, gardening, reading, taking cruises and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Estelle Eads, her husband, Bobby Cobb, and brothers Donald and Thomas Eads. She is survived by her son Danny Cobb and his wife Polly Cobb, granddaughter Sarah Steere, grandson Kyle Cobb and his partner Aimee Maltby, siblings Billy Eads, Jeanette Smith and her husband Dean, Sidney Eads and his wife Mary, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation and funeral services will be held at Bevis Funeral Home of Tallahassee on Sunday, December 14, 2025, with visitation from 11:00 to 12:00 followed by the funeral service at 12:00. A short graveside service will follow at Tallahassee Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you make a donation to one of the many Alzheimer’s foundations or associations that are working on a cure for the disease, such as: https://donorservices.alz.org/login?redirectTo=%2F Breanna Green of Bevis Funeral Home (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the family with their arrangements.

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Joan Eleanor Cobb

January 17, 1941 - December 5, 2025