We are sad to report the death of Doreen Cobbold, aged 85.
With husband Joe, the Cobbolds produced a British breeding dynasty in early 1980s. Carrot farmer Joe finished champion trainer in 1980, largely through the Decoy runners that they bred and reared themselves from their base near Lakenheath in Suffolk.
Doreen, who owned many of the dogs in her maiden name of ‘Maud’ shared Joe’s enthusiasm for the sport and the pair continued to attend Mildenhall until Joe’s death.
The Cobbolds had six childen, Yvonne, Linda, Diane, Mark, and two who made their name as trainers, Kevin, and oldest son Trevor who sadly passed away aged just 43 in 1993. It was said by the family that Joe never recovered from Trevor’s death. All are in our thoughts.
Mark’s wife Toni said: “Doreen had been suffering for dementia for some time, and although she eventually died of renal failure, in the final few weeks her memory returned and she was back to her old self. We have been going through the memorabilia and there are tons of it, trophies, jackets and so much more. Both Doreen and Joe were absolutely immersed in greyhounds.”
*Doreen’s funeral will be on Thursday 19th October 12:00 at Fornham St Martin Church next to the Woolpack public house near Bury St Edmunds. Postcode is: IP31 1SW All are welcome.
