Karin’s Obituary Karin (Krusor) Cobb, 76, of Branson West, MO, died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, on January 22, 2019 after a courageous ten-month battle with metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was born on March 18, 1942 in Woodward, OK; the first-born daughter of Harold Eugene and Chrystal (Innis) Krusor. Mrs. Cobb attended Northeast High School located in Kansas City, MO graduating in May of 1960.
Once earning her High School Diploma, she continued her educational pursuits at the University of Central Missouri (formerly Central Missouri State University) earning a Bachelor of Arts degree for Elementary Education in May of 1964. After her graduation, Mrs. Cobb began her professional teaching career at Sugar Creek Elementary School in the Independence, MO School District. It was while she was employed at Sugar Creek Elementary that she was introduced to the man that would later become her husband (of 52 years), Don Lee Cobb (of Liberal, KS).
Don and Karin were joined in holy matrimony on December 10, 1966, at the Christ Presbyterian church in Kansas City, MO. After Don, a recent Mechanical Engineering graduate of Kansas State University, and Karin wed in 1966, she relocated to Del City, Oklahoma for Don’s employment. Over the course of her educational career, Karin, worked for multiple school districts in Missouri and Texas, ultimately stepping away from full-time teaching in 1969 to start a family.
From 1969 through the early 1980’s Karin was focused on raising her two children, Jeffrey Allan and Christina Lynn, and providing a loving home for her family. After Christina was born, the Cobb family relocated and lived in Kentucky, and then Missouri; first in Mexico, MO, then Hannibal, MO, and finally settling in Sedalia, MO. Mrs. Cobb resumed her teaching career in the early 1980’s, as a part-time substitute teacher continuing her education career in Mexico, Hannibal and Sedalia, officially retiring from teaching in 1992.
Also, as time allowed, Mrs. Cobb worked numerous part-time jobs in local businesses and volunteered for non-profit organizations, such as the Girl Scouts, Special Olympics, March of Dimes, and the American Heart Association, to both support her family and give back to the communities she cherished. Mrs. Cobb was also very creative and passionate about home-made crafts, often stitching embroidery pictures as gifts for her family and loved ones. Once her children were grown and off to college, she transformed her hobby and passion for home-made crafts into a small-business and began to create and sell her needle point/cross-stitch, Hardangersøm embroidery pieces, fabric trees, and dolls to the public.
After living a life of spirit, adventure, sportsmanship and artistry, Mrs. Cobb is survived by her husband, Don, at their home in Branson West, MO; her son, Jeff and wife Allison (Minton) of Franklin, TN; her daughter, Christi (Quick) Waugh and husband Ken, of Nixa, MO; and her five grandchildren: Karinne and Kendall Cobb, Lane and Brennan Quick, and Cassidi Waugh. Karin is also survived by her younger sister, Joan (Dougherty) Davis, of Branson, MO; her nephew, Matthew Dougherty of St Louis, MO; her niece, Shannon Dougherty and husband Chris Moenster, of Dittmer, MO; and her great-niece, Chrystal, of Dittmer, MO. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Chrystal, and two brothers-in law, Ron Dougherty and Jerry Davis.
A visitation and Celebration of Life service will be conducted at the Stumpff Funeral Home, located in Kimberling City, MO on Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Prior to her inurnment at Liberal Cemetery in Liberal, KS, a final service is tentatively being planned at the Miller Funeral Home in Liberal, KS. The date and time of the final service is still yet to be determined.
Friends and family are invited to sign the guest register book(s) to express your well-wishes, prayers, tributes, and remembrances of Karin for her family to read and enjoy. The family suggests donations to be made to a charity of your choice, in memory of Karin.
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