Dorothy Cobb sympathy

2025-2026 Bill 5565: Dorothy Cobb sympathy - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5565
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. King
Document Path: LC-0275PH-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 22, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 22, 2026
Summary: Dorothy Cobb sympathy
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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Action Description with journal page number

4/22/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 13
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/22/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

to EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Cobb
OF York COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER LARGE AND LOVING
FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS.

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death
of Mrs. Dorothy Cobb at the age of eighty-six on April 14, 2026; and

W
hereas, born in Sharon
on March 11, 1940, she was the daughter of Eugenia McCleave and John Richard
Feaster and was educated in the York School District. She graduated from
Jefferson High School in 1959 and dedicated over thirty years of service to the
York School District as a teacher's aide and an ISS proctor; and

W
hereas, known for her
firm but caring nature, her classroom earned the nickname "Cobb County," a
testament to her reputation as a strict disciplinarian who deeply cared about
her students' success. Mrs. Cobb retired in 2005; and

W
hereas, at an early
age, she accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and was a member of St. John
Baptist Church in Sharon during her youth, and moved to Fishing Creek Baptist
Church in York; and

W
hereas, Mrs. Cobb
served the congregation on the usher board at St. John Baptist and as assistant
secretary of the Hymn Choir and chairman of Pastor Aide at Fishing Creek
Baptist; and

W
hereas, devoted to her
community, Mrs. Cobb was a member of the Optimist Club and Shepherd Fold Lodge
#22 of the A P & B Society and a life member of the Western York County
NAACP. She remained actively involved in community affairs throughout her life
and was well-known and respected by many for her strength, wisdom, and
unwavering presence; and

W
hereas, she especially
loved to play Bid Whist, and seek and find puzzles, read books, listen to
church music, contribute to the community back-to-school drive, and dance. Many
friends enjoyed the delicious honeybun cakes she made for those in the
community. Mrs. Cobb was a devoted grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother;
and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the life and
legacy of Dot Cobb and for the example of service and kindness she set for all
who knew her. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Mrs. Dorothy
"Dot" Cobb of York County and extend their deepest sympathy to her large and
loving family and her many friends.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mrs. Dorothy "Dot"
Cobb.

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