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Submitted: 7/26/14 • Approved: 7/26/14 • Last Updated: 7/29/14 • R1026041-G1026040-S3
Leonard
May 29,1925-Nov 2,1987
Funeral services for Elmo HOBBS of Benton, former Marianna resident, was held Wednesday, November 4, at 2 p. m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Forrest City with the Rev. Larry Wilson assisted by Rev. Ray Hollis officiating. Burial was in Forrest Park Cemetery with Stevens Funeral Home in charge. Hobbs, age 62, died November 2, 1987 at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. He was born in Wheatley and lived in Lee County most of his life. He moved from here in 1973. He was a retired electrical maintenance employee, a veteran of the U. S. Navy and a Baptist. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Robbie Busby Hobbs, whom he married in 1948, one son, Bruce Hobbs, both of Benton; two daughters, Mrs. David Mulligan of Covington, VA. and Miss Libby Hobbs of Little Rock and three grandchildren.
Robbie
Mar 6,1929-May 4,2008
Mrs. Robbie Busby Hobbs, age 79, of Covington, Virginia, died Sunday at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Her death came sudden and unexpected. Mrs. Hobbs was born March 6, 1929, in Caldwell, Arkansas, and was the daughter of Bruce Busby and Mary Lindsey Busby. She grew up in Moro and after graduating high school she and her family moved to Marianna. In 1948 she married Elmo Hobbs and continued to live in Arkansas until they moved to Houston, Mississippi in 1973. In 1976 they moved back to Arkansas until her husband's death in 1987. At that time, she moved to Covington, Virginia, to live with her daughter, Lynn and her family. She loved living in Virginia. She loved it's beauty and majesty. But most of all, she loved being with her daughter and her grandchildren. Mrs. Hobbs is survived by three children; Lynn Hobbs Mulligan and Elizabeth 'Libby' Hobbs of Covington, Virginia, and Bruce Hobbs and wife Susan Krause Hobbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, four grandsons; Major Christopher Mulligan and wife Michelle, Shawn Mulligan and wife Anne, Ryan Mulligan and Richie Hobbs, two great-grandchildren; Tyler Mulligan and Kailyn Mulligan, one sister, Marilyn Dickson of West Memphis, one brother, Bruce Murphy Busby of Benton, and three nieces and three nephews. She had one daughter, Amy Lee Hobbs, who preceded her in death. Services for Mrs. Hobbs will be held at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, 2 p.m., Saturday, with burial in Forrest Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday evening 6 till 8 p.m., at Stevens Funeral Home with Stevens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Contributed on 7/26/14 by bill060
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