James Thomas Cobb, Jr.

Arden – James Thomas Cobb, Jr., 45, of Forest Lane, died Friday, March 18, 2005. A native of Marion County, Ohio, he was the son of Sybil Price of Galion, Ohio and of James T. Cobb, Sr., of Cherokee, NC. Mr. Cobb was a member of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church and served as church treasurer. He served on the Board of Directors of the Western North Carolina Aids Project and was a floral designer at Biltmore Estate and in the Asheville area. He loved gardening, reading, photography and all things in nature. His greatest joy was his daughter Emily. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his daughter, Emily Cobb of Barnardsville; two sisters, Cheryl Pickering of Galion, Ohio and Julie Axline of Zanesville, Ohio and two brothers, John Cobb and Jeff Cobb, both of Galion, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday in the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church conducted by Father Onouphry Keith. Interment will follow in Calvary Churchyard. Memorials may be made to St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 5 Park Ridge Drive, Fletcher, NC 28732, to the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Building 1, Asheville, NC 28801 or to the Western North Carolina Aids Project, P.O. Box 2411, Asheville, NC 28802.