Memorial services for Martha Okamoto Cobb, 83, Portland, Ore., will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Lawrence. Private burial will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Cobb died Friday, Sept. 17, 1999, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland, Ore.
She was born Jan. 18, 1916, in Santa Ana, Calif. She lived in Lawrence from 1944 to 1998 before moving to Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Cobb had worked in the Kansas University School of Education office until retiring in May 1983, and was a member of First Baptist Church.
She married Edward Okamoto, and he died in 1964. She later married Everett Cobb, who also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Joanne Munger, Anchorage; a son, Dr. Paul Okamoto, Portland, Ore.; two brothers; three sisters; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorials in her memory to First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Dr.; the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, 366 N. Broadway, Jericho, NY 11753; or the Williams Fund at KU, and they may be sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
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