15 Mar 2009
Wife: Edith Brooks #4406 died at age: 82
Born: 1925 in Crawford County, Georgia 1,2 Died: 17 Jun 2007 in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia 1 (see note 1) Buried: 20 Jun 2007 in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia 1 Father: Jake E. Ham Brooks #2979 Mother: Sarah Lizzie Britt #2589
Husband: Willie Roy Hobby #4407 died at age: 82 Married: 20 Sep 1947 in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia 1,3,2
Born: 1926 in Sylvester, Georgia 3 Died: 17 Jan 2008 in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia 3 (see note 2) Buried: 19 Jan 2008 in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia 3 Father: John Dennis Lafayette Hobby #4742 Mother: Willie Belle Cummings #4743
1 M Jimmy Lee Hobby #4778 | Born: sp. Esther Yaughn #4779 |Married: Born: (details excluded) Died:
2 M Jody Renee' Hobby #4780 | Born: sp. Debra (Hobby) #15989 |Married: Born: (details excluded) Died:
3 F Linda Hobby #15985 | Born: sp. Robert Howell #15986 |Married: Born: (details excluded) Died:
4 F Shirley Hobby #15987 | Born: sp. Keith Higgins #15988 |Married: Born: (details excluded) Died:
Sources: (1) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: Edith Brooks Hobby (Tuesday, June 19, 2007), Pg. B-4. (2) Connie Britt-Nixon, Family History Research Papers (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/x/Connie-B-N ixon-GA/index.html?Welcome=1072050206). Information by: Nixon, Connie Britt, email:cnixon54@earthlink.net, Bk4280 email 02.txt. (3) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: Willie Roy Hobby (Friday, January 18, 2008), Pg. B-4. Event Notes Note (1) The Macon Telegraph; Tuesday, June 19, 2007; Page B-4: -FORT VALLEY - Edith Brooks Hobby, 83, died Sunday, June 17, 2007. Services will be 11A.M., Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at Grace Point Church with Rev. Clint Wood officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn cemetery. -Born in Crawford County to the late Jake and Lizzie Brooks, Mrs. Hobby was a homemaker and member of Grace Point Church. -Survivors include her husband of fifty-nine years, Willie Roy Hobby of Fort Valley; children, Jimmy and Ester Hobby of Fort Valley, Linda and Robert Howell of Eastman, Shirley and Keith Higgins of Mobile, Ala. and Jody and Debra Hobby of Fort Valley; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. -The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at Rooks Funeral Home in Fort Valley. Family may be contacted at 619 Chamlee Drive and 620 Chamlee Drive in Fort Valley. -Rooks Funeral Home in Fort Valley is in charge of arrangements. Note (2) The Macon Telegraph; Friday, January 18, 2008; Page B-4: -FORT VALLEY - Willie Roy Hobby, 82, died Thursday, January 17, 2008. Services will be 11A.M. Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Grace Point Church with burial following in Oaklawn Cemetery. Rev. Clint Wood will officiate. -Born in Sylvester to the late J.D.L. and Willie B. Cummings Hobby, Mr. Hobby was retired from Robins Air Force Base where he worked in maintenance control and as a flight engineer, and retired from Lane Packing Company. A member of Grace Point Church, he served in the Navy during World War II. -Survivors include children, Jimmy and Ester Hobby of Fort Valley, Linda and Robert Howell of Eastman, Shirley and Keith Higgins of Edisto Beach, SC, and Jody and Debra Hobby of Fort Valley; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Margaret Harper and Gladys Rhodes. Preceded in death by his wife, Edith B. Brooks Hobby. -Family requests donations be made to Grace Point Church, P.O. Box 895, Fort Valley, GA 31030. -The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, January 18, 2008 at Rooks Funeral Home in Fort Valley. Family may be contacted at 620 Chamlee Drive, Fort Valley. -Rooks Funeral Home in Fort Valley has charge of arrangements Family History Files of Rozine Britt-Bickel Email: DonaRoze(at)aol(dot)com