Her daughters were at the house at the time of her peaceful passing.

Alba was born in Pensacola on February 2, 1927 to Allison S. and Bessie Mae Earnest Cobb.

She and her five siblings were reared in Pensacola and were graduated from Pensacola High School. Alba was a member of the PHS class of 1944.

Alba and her sister, Ruth, were both married in a double wedding ceremony on August 23, 1947 at Whitfield Baptist Church in Pensacola.

Alba Cobb was married to Fred B. Chance. Both attended Stetson University in Deland, Florida and were graduated in 1949.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and English. She and Fred then moved to Louisville, Kentucky where Alba taught high school while Fred continued his education at Southern Baptist Seminary.

In 1952 they returned to Pensacola where Fred Chance served as the pastor of Myrtle Grove Baptist Church for ten years.

 During this time they had two daughters, René and Melodie. The family moved to Sanford, Florida where Rev. Chance was the pastor at First Baptist Church until his death in 1971.

Alba Chance then returned to Stetson University and earned a Master's degree in Library Science and worked as a Media Specialist in the Volusia County School System until her retirement in 1991.

She returned to her beloved Pensacola to live in 2000 where she resided until 2010 when ongoing illness prevented her from living independently.

Alba was preceded in death by her husband, Fred B. Chance; her parents, Allison and Bessie Mae Cobb; and her brother, David H. Cobb.

She is survived by her two daughters and their families: Randy and René Chance Garrett of Clifton, Virginia and Harold and Melodie Chance Palmer of Cleveland, Georgia; grandchildren Stetson Lusk, Bryan and Jeremy Palmer and Joel, Stacey and Nathan Garrett; great-grandsons Braxten Palmer and James Garrett; one sister, Ruth Cobb Arnold and three brothers, Allison, William, and Lamar Cobb.

The family will receive friends at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 10th, 2010.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 11th, 2010 at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel with Dr. Al Butler officiating.

Interment will follow at Bayview Memorial Park.