Thomas Blum Cobb Sr.

Thomas Blum Cobb, local Historian and Author on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 11:00 PM. Husband of Donna Levy Cobb of Houma, LA; son of the late G.L. Cobb and Bessie Blum Antis; grandson of the late Leopold and Amalia Lewald Blum; father of Michael Cobb of Houma, LA, Thomas Cobb, Jr. and wife Lori of St. Louis, MO, Margaret Carroll and husband Al of Prairieville, LA, Erin Finch and husband Ty of Atlanta, GA and the late George Fakier Cobb; Brother of George Cobb of Baton Rouge, LA, Herman Antis and wife Juanita of San Diego, CA, Susan Smith of Cary, NC and the late Tracey Cobb. Also survived by six grandchildren: Amalie Cobb, Olivia Cobb, Gabriel Cobb, Julia Carroll, Katherine Finch, John Finch; also numerous nieces and nephews. Age 69 years, native of New Orleans, La and a resident of Houma, LA. President of Blum and Bergeron Dried Shrimp Company, member of Elks and Rotary Club and Houma Downtown Development Corporation, member of Temple of Sinai of New Orleans and Beth El Congregation of Houma. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Religious Service on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 1:30 PM at Chauvin Funeral Home Chapel, 5899 Hwy 311, Houma, LA with interment at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Gray, LA. There will be an Elks Service on Tuesday at 7:30 PM, visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM and on Wednesday from 11:00 AM until funeral time at Chauvin Funeral Home, Inc. Donations may be made to American Cancer Society and Houma Elks 1193/ Hope Lodge New Orleans