Cova Jane Harper Eubanks , age 85, entered heaven on September 19, 2023.  She was born on January 30,1938 in Yeagertown, Pennsylvania to Violet and Sy Harper. Her parents divorced soon after she was born. Cova and her mother moved in with Cova's grandmother, Viola. She was raised in a household of strong women until the age of seven, when  her mother remarried a man named Richard Winfield Leach. They had a son and the four of them lived simply but happily. The family moved to Pensacola, Florida in 1953 for Richard's work. Cova graduated from Pensacola High School in 1955. Later, she met her husband, Herbert Jesse Eubanks Jr. ,in a roller skating rink. He was stationed in Pensacola with the Navy.  After he was discharged, they began a long distance relationship. Eventually, Herby tired of driving from Atlanta every weekend and he proposed to Cova. They were married on April 13, 1957. They immediately moved permanently to the Atlanta area. Cova worked for the Life of Georgia company for two years, as a stenographer, and where she was known for being a prankster. Upon the birth of their first child, in 1959, she became a full time housewife and mother. She was active in her church, teaching Sunday School for many years. After a move of her family in 1969 to Rome, Georgia, her faith began to grow immensely under the leadership of their pastor, Dr. Jerry Vines. Two and a half years later, her family moved to Marietta. The family joined Eastside Baptist Church under Dr. Clarke G. Hutchinson. There, Cova was very active in the youth ministry. She and Herby served as teachers, chaperones and bus drivers . Cova also worked as a kindergarten assistant for 25 years. After retiring, she and Herby traveled with many of their friends and enjoyed time with their daughters and grandchildren. Her favorite place was the beach and she spent many happy hours there. Cova was known as an intercessor prayer warrior. Her friends and family could always count on her prayers for them. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe (Sy)Harrison Harper, Violet Burke Leach, Richard W. Leach and her husband, Herby. She is survived by her daughters, Lisa Dorner(Dan) and Lori Fleshman(Rob), her six grandchildren, their spouses and six great grandchildren, her brother, Larry R. Leach (Bonnie) and her brother in law, Thomas H.. Eubanks(Margaret).She has several nieces and nephews that she loved and influenced. Her celebration of life will be held at Lakeside Funeral Home , 121 Claremore Drive, Woodstock, Georgia 30188 on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Visitation will be from 9:30-11:30. The service will begin at 11:30 in the chapel at Lakeside. Burial will follow the service at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga.