Peggy Cobb, a resident of Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA, celebrated her 111th birthday in 23 May.
Peggy Cobb was born in Lynd Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, on 23 May 1915, as one of six children. She earned a degree in art education from St. Cloud Teachers College, now St. Cloud State University. Her first position was in Edina, Minnesota, where she taught and served as the art supervisor.
On 31 December 1943, she married Jacob Ernest “Jake” Cobb (1910–2002), a native of North Carolina, in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The couple had at least three children: Katie, Peter, and Bill. Following World War II, Peggy taught art at Ward-Belmont College for women in Nashville, Tennessee. She later earned a master’s degree in art from Indiana State University in 1962. After her husband’s death on 23 January 2002, in Morganton, North Carolina, she relocated to the Sandy Springs area.
LongeviQuest extends warm congratulations to Peggy Cobb on her 111th birthday.
