Background
Cobb was born on September 8, 1900, in Jesup, Georgia.
Cobb was born on September 8, 1900, in Jesup, Georgia.
She had 13 children, 22 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Cobb lived in Jacksonville, Florida since 1978. Cobb credited her long life and good health to love of God, people and potatoes.
"I eat "taters every morning," said Blanche Cobb, "I eat three baked potatoes a day, and I make and eat sweet potato pies.
I just love potatoes and always have." Cobb"s daughter Mae Shields said "My mother is the best mother in the world," "And, yes, she eats potatoes all the time. Foreign her 100th birthday she made 48 sweet potato pies and every single one of them was eaten."
Shields also said her mother is a "very Christian lady who never allowed smoking, drinking, guns or card-playing in her home." Otherwise, though, her home was "always open" to family, friends and just about everyone in the neighborhood.
"My mother really is a great person. She likes nothing better than doing things to help someone."
She puts on her dancing shoes, her nice dress and her hat, and she goes to her services.
Great-grandma, we want you to know that we appreciate you more than words can express.
You mean the world to us and we thank God for sharing you with us."
Cobb died at age 114 years 235 days.
Quotations: "I eat "taters every morning,". "I know everyone thinks their mother is the greatest,".