Mellennee Cosby........ Mellennee Cosby, age 71, of Monroe, passed away at 6:30
pm Thur., Sept. 18, 1997, at Mercy Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for the
last week. She had been in poor health for many years and seriously ill the past two
months.
Born Jan.14, 1926, in Pennington Gap,VA, she was the daughter of Monroe and Pearl
(Young) Roberts. She married Hubert Cosby on Aug.16,1952 in Jonesville. He died
Nov.19,1984. She was a member of the First Christian Baptist Church and the Frenchtown
Senior Citizens Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Pauline Livesay; and a brother,
Roy E. Roberts.
She is survived by one son, Eric A. (Tony) Cosby Sr. of Monroe; one daughter, Teresa
Cosby of Monroe; and 3 grandsons.
Funeral services were conducted at 1pm Mon.Sept.22,1997 in the Rupp Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Guy Ervin of First Christian Baptist Church of Newprot officiating.
Burial was at Roselawn Memorial Park in LaSalle.
Rupp Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Taken from the Powell Valley News in Pennington Gap,VA; Nov.5,1997 edition
ZETTA COSBY SIGWING........Zetta Cosby Sigwing, age 90 of Tazewell, TN, was born
Jan.27,1908 and passed away Mar.18,1998 at Claiborne Co. Hospital in Tazewell.
She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Frances Henry Sigwing; her parents, William and Louvernie (Whitaker) Cosby;
brothers, Sterling, Arthur, Ed, Maynard, Gillis and Ira Cosby; sisters, Mary Lambert,
Lucy Sandifur and Ethel Cosby.
Survivors: brother, Dewey Cosby of Tazewell; half brother, Millard Cosby of Harrogate;
half sister, Janie Lloyd of MI; a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives and
friends.
Funeral service was held 11am Sat. Mar.21 in Coffey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.
Dennis Cosby and Rev. Clyde Daniels officiating. Singers were the Riverside Baptist
Church singers. Burial in the Poplar Grove Cemetery.
Taken from The Claiborne Progress of Tazewell, TN Mar.25, 1998 edition.