Xavier Orion Cobb

Xavier Orion Cobb, 28 of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO.  

Visitation will be held Friday, August 11 from 5-7pm, and a Celebration of Life will follow on Saturday, August 12 from 3-4pm, both at New Horizon Presbyterian Church in Odessa, MO. Memorials are suggested to 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988lifeline.org. Memories of Xavier and condolences for his family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook page. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2^nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524.

Xavier was born on March 21, 1995, to Steven Thomas Cobb and Tammy Jeneal Ferguson. He graduated in 2013 from Warrensburg High School in Warrensburg, MO. In 2013 he started serving in the Missouri Air National Guard, serving in the 131^st Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base. Xavier attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO and worked toward a degree in Exercise Science. He was a member of New Horizon Presbyterian Church in Odessa, MO.  Xavier had a passion for fitness and bodybuilding, and achieved a 2nd place novice and 4th place open finish in Physique at the St. Louis NANBF competition in 2017. He earned his Black Belt in Ryuku Kempo from URKA Alliance in 2012. Xavier was a person that always found a way to motivate and challenge others. It is a skill of his that many will remember fondly. Xavier adored spending time with his family and friends, and he also enjoyed time with his supportive and lively online gaming community.  

Xavier is survived by his father and stepmother, Steven Thomas Cobb (Julia) of Odessa, MO and his mother and stepfather, Tammy Jeneal Ferguson Kim (Sebom) of St. Louis, MO; one sister, Caitlin Logan Cobb of Odessa, MO; step-siblings, Layne Drake (Christina) of Springfield, MO and Jillian Drake of Los Angeles, CA (through Julia); step-siblings Alexandra Kim and Samuel Kim of St. Louis, MO (through Sebom); paternal grandparents, Daniel Robert Cobb and Linda Kay Cobb; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives and friends.  

Xavier was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Danny Joe Ferguson and Deborah Joe Lockhart.