A native of Baton Rouge and resident of Prairieville passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the age of 14. He was a rising freshman at Dutchtown High School, where he was a member of the Dutchtown Freshmen Football Team, the Dutchtown Lacrosse Team, the Gonzales Dolphins and the BETA club. He was also a member of Istrouma Baptist Church and was a student helper for students with special needs at Prairieville Middle School. He was a former member of the Prairieville Broncos Football Team, the Prairieville Middle School Football Team and a wake boarder and hunter. He is survived by his parents, "Jim" Cobb and Marla Schaffer Cobb; brothers, Schaffer and Dallas Cobb; grandparents, Sharon Burkhalter Cobb, Francis C. and Andina Schaffer; and numerous loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, James H. Cobb. "Burke" Cobb will be remembered for his warm, sensitive, loving spirit that never met a stranger. He loved spending time with his family and friends. He was a great Big Brother to Schaffer and Dallas. Burke was a huge sports fan who watched ESPN Sports Center daily! There will be a visitation at Istrouma Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, LA, Sunday, July 22, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Visitation will resume at the Istrouma Baptist Church, Monday, July 23, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. until services at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in Oak Lane Memorial Park Cemetery in Prairieville. Pallbearers will be Calmes Schaffer, George Schaffer, Jeff Daniel, Jonathan Tabor, Ray Gill, Roberto Matuty, Robbie Allen, and Ronnie Simpson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bruce Fisher, Dennis Alison, John Metz, James L. Clark II, Michael Kay, Todd Briley, Van Wiggins, and a host of Burke's friends from the Prairieville Middle School Football Team, Prairieville Broncos, Dutchtown Lacrosse and Football Team and the Istrouma Baptist Church Youth Department. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.oursofh.com. In lieu of flowers, the family request monetary donations sent to the "Burke Cobb Memorial Fund" at Whitney Bank. Account # 46627005.
Published in The Advocate from July 21 to July 22, 2012
