Mrs. Vendora Lanier Cobb, age 86, died along with her husband, Perry Cobb Jr., on Monday, February 5, 2024, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The family received visi-tors on Wednesday, February 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in States-boro. Funeral services were held Thursday, February 8, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Elder Keith Hamilton officiating, assisted by Elder Randy Wa-ters. Mr. and Mrs. Bobb were entombed in the mausoleum at Bulloch Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Lannie Lanier, nephews and great nephews. Honorary pallbearers were the members of the class of 1955 of Portal High School.
Mrs. Cobb was born in Portal and was a 1955 graduate of Portal High School. Following her graduation, she attended Georgia Southern College, where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics. Vendora began her career with Screven County Extension office where she was employed for 25 years and then to Emanuel County Extension office, where she retired. Vendora and Perry married in 1959 and they spent their life together on the family farm. Their greatest joy was being together, especially enjoying going out to restaurants each meal. She loved her nieces and nephews, genealogy and poodles. Mrs. Cobb is preceded in death by her parents, John D. Lanier, Jr. and Vera Mae Deloach Lanier.
Surviving are her two sisters, Runette Dickerson of Portal and Ruth Daughtry of Statesboro; brother and sister-in-law, John D. Lanier, III “Johnny” and Janice Ellis Lanier of Portal; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to: Humane Society of Statesboro and Bulloch County, P.O. Box 581, Statesboro, Georgia 30459.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro was in charge of arrangements.
