Obituary of Tommy Dolving Hobbs

TOMMY DOLVING HOBBS

Virginian Pilot  08-10-2001

SUFFOLK  Tommy Dolving Hobbs, 67, died Aug. 9, 2001.
  Born Aug. 8, 1934 in Gates County, N.C. , he was the son of the late Percy Dolving and Eva Barnes Hobbs and was predeceased by his son, Walter D. Hobbs and three grandchildren, Jonathan, Sarah and Clara Hobbs. Mr. Hobbs was retired from the Virginia Employment Commission. He was a member of Wilroy Baptist Church, the church choir, and the Layman Sunday School class and was a former deacon. He was a former member of Commonwealth Chorus. Mr. Hobbs served in the Army during the Korean Conflict.
  Survivors include his wife, Patricia Bass Hobbs; sons, Martin Thomas Hobbs and Stephen Patrick Hobbs, both of Suffolk; grandchildren, Benjamin Patrick Hobbs and Anna Elizabeth Hobbs; sister, Barbara H. Blanchard of Sunbury, N.C.; brother, James Hobbs of Hobbsville, N.C. and Edward Hobbs of Virginia Beach.
  A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wilroy Baptist Church by the Rev. Carter Dey. Burial will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery. The will receive friends in the R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m.  Memorials may be made to the Wilroy Baptist Church building fund, 306 Williams Road, Suffolk, VA 23434. 


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary –––

Tommy Dolving Hobbs, 67, died 9 Aug 2001. Born 8 Aug 1934 in Gates County, N.C., he was the son of Percy Dolving Hobbs and Eva Barnes Hobbs. He retired from the Virginia Employment Commission and served in the Army during the Korean Conflict.

A funeral was held at 2 p.m. Saturday 11 Aug 2001 at Wilroy Baptist Church by the Rev. Carter Dey. Burial was in Holly Lawn Cemetery.

––– Transcript –––

TOMMY DOLVING HOBBS

SUFFOLK - Tommy Dolving Hobbs, 67, died Aug. 9, 2001.

Born Aug. 8, 1934 in Gates County, N.C., he was the son of the late Percy Dolving and Eva Barnes Hobbs and was predeceased by his son, Walter D. Hobbs, and three grandchildren, Jonathan, Sarah and Clara Hobbs. Mr. Hobbs was retired from the Virginia Employment Commission. He was a member of Wilroy Baptist Church, the church choir, and the Layman Sunday School class and was a former deacon. He was a former member of Commonwealth Chorus. Mr. Hobbs served in the Army during the Korean Conflict.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia Bass Hobbs; sons, Martin Thomas Hobbs and Stephen Patrick Hobbs, both of Suffolk; grandchildren, Benjamin Patrick Hobbs and Anna Elizabeth Hobbs; sister, Barbara H. Blanchard of Sunbury, N.C.; brother, James Hobbs of Hobbsville, N.C., and Edward Hobbs of Virginia Beach.

A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wilroy Baptist Church by the Rev. Carter Dey. Burial will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery. The will receive friends in the R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Wilroy Baptist Church building fund, 306 Williams Road, Suffolk, VA 23434.

––– Vital Statistics –––

|----------------------------------------|
| Name  | Tommy Dolving Hobbs            |
| Age   | 67                             |
| Birth | 8 Aug 1934; Gates County, N.C. |
| Death | 9 Aug 2001; Suffolk            |
|----------------------------------------|

––– Table of Relationships –––

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name                   | Relationship             | Residence        |
|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
| Tommy Dolving Hobbs    | Decedent                 | Suffolk          |
| Patricia Bass Hobbs    | Wife                     | Suffolk          |
| Martin Thomas Hobbs    | Son                      | Suffolk          |
| Stephen Patrick Hobbs  | Son                      | Suffolk          |
| Benjamin Patrick Hobbs | Grandchild               | Unknown          |
| Anna Elizabeth Hobbs   | Grandchild               | Unknown          |
| Barbara H. Blanchard   | Sister                   | Sunbury, N.C.    |
| James Hobbs            | Brother                  | Hobbsville, N.C. |
| Edward Hobbs           | Brother                  | Virginia Beach   |
| Percy Dolving Hobbs    | Father                   | Unknown          |
| Eva Barnes Hobbs       | Mother                   | Unknown          |
| Walter D. Hobbs        | Son (predeceased)        | Unknown          |
| Jonathan Hobbs         | Grandchild (predeceased) | Unknown          |
| Sarah Hobbs            | Grandchild (predeceased) | Unknown          |
| Clara Hobbs            | Grandchild (predeceased) | Unknown          |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

––– Publication Details –––

|----------------------------|
| Field    | Value           |
|----------|-----------------|
| Location | Norfolk, VA     |
| Name     | Virginian Pilot |
| Date     | 10 Aug 2001     |
|----------------------------|

––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Retired from the Virginia Employment Commission.
• Member of Wilroy Baptist Church.
• Member of the church choir.
• Member of the Layman Sunday School class.
• Former deacon at Wilroy Baptist Church.
• Former member of Commonwealth Chorus.
• Served in the Army during the Korean Conflict.
• Spouse's birth name was Patricia Bass.


[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net]

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text.
Please verify critical information, as AI-generated content can include errors.]

[This file is https://go-stp.com/BruceObituaries/ShowText.html?Hobbs, Tommy Dolving.txt]