Shirley Ann Brasher Cobb

Shirley Ann Brasher Cobb obituary, Edwardsville, IL

Shirley Ann Brasher Cobb

Shirley Brasher Cobb Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Weber & Rodney Funeral Home on Jan. 7, 2025.

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Shirley Ann Cobb, age 88, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away on January 4, 2025, at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, IL. Shirley was born on April 23, 1936, in Benton, MO, the daughter of the late John & Lora (Nanney) Seabaugh. Shirley was a 20-year employee of National Lock Door Locks in Sikeston, later moving to Lewis Bakeries and retiring from there in 1999. She was a member of the Benton Methodist Church where she served for many years as an organist and Sunday School teacher. Survivors include two sons, Michael Brasher & wife Robin, of Wood River, IL, and Eric Brasher & wife Angela, of Liberty, MO; three grandchildren, Lora Brasher, of Excelsior Springs, MO, Jordan Brasher, of Booneville, MO, and Dillon Brasher & wife Elizabeth, of Eureka, MO; six great grandchildren, Darrick Piatt, Draven Turner, Kaylee Michaelis, Ezra Brasher, Easton Brasher, and Bennett Brasher; two great great grandchildren, Kaden Piatt and Kolson Piatt; a nephew, Bill Miller, of Mt. Home, AR; and two grand nieces, Kausha Miller and Eleasha Krause. Besides her parents, Shirley was preceded by a sister, Louise Whitmore, and a nephew, John Miller. Shirley will be cremated according to her wishes and interment will be at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Morley, MO. Condolences may be expressed online at weberfuneralhome.com.
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