PLEASANT HILL, Ill. -- Thomas Arthur Hobbs, 90, of Pleasant Hill, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Illini Hospital, Pittsfield. He had been a resident of Liberty Village, Pittsfield, since May of this year.
Thomas was born Aug. 10, 1926, to Verlie Thomas and Charles Arthur Hobbs in Pleasant Hill. On April 5, 1947, he married Donna June Crowder at First Baptist Church and to that union two sons, Thomas Mark Hobbs and Kevin Crowder Hobbs, were born.
Thomas loved farming, but in the early 1950s he left full-time farming to work for Tallman Conduit Company in Louisiana, Mo. He would become manager of the company and his career would span 35 years. He continued to farm as a hobby throughout his working life.
An avid fisherman, he took his boys fishing at every opportunity, often spending the family summer vacations in Minnesota, leasing a cabin on Big Lake. He served as a Boy Scout leader and was a trustee of the First Baptist Church, where he was a lifelong member. When he retired, he took up woodworking and became an excellent furniture maker. Thomas and Donna June loved to travel and were very proud to have visited all 50 states, most of the Canadian provinces and Mexico.
Thomas is survived by son Kevin Hobbs (Jim) of Overland Park, Kan.; daughter-in-law, Carolyn E. Hobbs of Rockport; granddaughter, Stacy L. Clark (John) of Liberty; great-grandchildren, Sandra Clark (Zach) of Bloomington, Patrick Clark of Liberty and John Paul Clark of Biloxi, Miss.; great-great-grandson, Noah Gilmore of Bloomington; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Thomas was preceded in death by his wife Donna June; his son Thomas Mark Hobbs; his parents; and five brothers, Leo, Kenneth, Everett, Ralph and Larry.
SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at First Baptist Church, Pleasant Hill, with Brother Don Hannel conducting. Burial will follow in Crescent Heights Cemetery, Pleasant Hill.
Thomas was born Aug. 10, 1926, to Verlie Thomas and Charles Arthur Hobbs in Pleasant Hill. On April 5, 1947, he married Donna June Crowder at First Baptist Church and to that union two sons, Thomas Mark Hobbs and Kevin Crowder Hobbs, were born.
Thomas loved farming, but in the early 1950s he left full-time farming to work for Tallman Conduit Company in Louisiana, Mo. He would become manager of the company and his career would span 35 years. He continued to farm as a hobby throughout his working life.
An avid fisherman, he took his boys fishing at every opportunity, often spending the family summer vacations in Minnesota, leasing a cabin on Big Lake. He served as a Boy Scout leader and was a trustee of the First Baptist Church, where he was a lifelong member. When he retired, he took up woodworking and became an excellent furniture maker. Thomas and Donna June loved to travel and were very proud to have visited all 50 states, most of the Canadian provinces and Mexico.
Thomas is survived by son Kevin Hobbs (Jim) of Overland Park, Kan.; daughter-in-law, Carolyn E. Hobbs of Rockport; granddaughter, Stacy L. Clark (John) of Liberty; great-grandchildren, Sandra Clark (Zach) of Bloomington, Patrick Clark of Liberty and John Paul Clark of Biloxi, Miss.; great-great-grandson, Noah Gilmore of Bloomington; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Thomas was preceded in death by his wife Donna June; his son Thomas Mark Hobbs; his parents; and five brothers, Leo, Kenneth, Everett, Ralph and Larry.
SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at First Baptist Church, Pleasant Hill, with Brother Don Hannel conducting. Burial will follow in Crescent Heights Cemetery, Pleasant Hill.
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. -- Thomas Arthur Hobbs, 90, of Pleasant Hill, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Illini Hospital, Pittsfield. He had been a resident of Liberty Village, Pittsfield, since May of this year.
Thomas was born Aug. 10, 1926, to Verlie Thomas and Charles Arthur Hobbs in Pleasant Hill. On April 5, 1947, he married Donna June Crowder at First Baptist Church and to that union two sons, Thomas Mark Hobbs and Kevin Crowder Hobbs, were born.
Thomas loved farming, but in the early 1950s he left full-time farming to work for Tallman Conduit Company in Louisiana, Mo. He would become manager of the company and his career would span 35 years. He continued to farm as a hobby throughout his working life.
An avid fisherman, he took his boys fishing at every opportunity, often spending the family summer vacations in Minnesota, leasing a cabin on Big Lake. He served as a Boy Scout leader and was a trustee of the First Baptist Church, where he was a lifelong member. When he retired, he took up woodworking and became an excellent furniture maker. Thomas and Donna June loved to travel and were very proud to have visited all 50 states, most of the Canadian provinces and Mexico.
Thomas is survived by son Kevin Hobbs (Jim) of Overland Park, Kan.; daughter-in-law, Carolyn E. Hobbs of Rockport; granddaughter, Stacy L. Clark (John) of Liberty; great-grandchildren, Sandra Clark (Zach) of Bloomington, Patrick Clark of Liberty and John Paul Clark of Biloxi, Miss.; great-great-grandson, Noah Gilmore of Bloomington; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Thomas was preceded in death by his wife Donna June; his son Thomas Mark Hobbs; his parents; and five brothers, Leo, Kenneth, Everett, Ralph and Larry.
SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at First Baptist Church, Pleasant Hill, with Brother Don Hannel conducting. Burial will follow in Crescent Heights Cemetery, Pleasant Hill.
Thomas was born Aug. 10, 1926, to Verlie Thomas and Charles Arthur Hobbs in Pleasant Hill. On April 5, 1947, he married Donna June Crowder at First Baptist Church and to that union two sons, Thomas Mark Hobbs and Kevin Crowder Hobbs, were born.
Thomas loved farming, but in the early 1950s he left full-time farming to work for Tallman Conduit Company in Louisiana, Mo. He would become manager of the company and his career would span 35 years. He continued to farm as a hobby throughout his working life.
An avid fisherman, he took his boys fishing at every opportunity, often spending the family summer vacations in Minnesota, leasing a cabin on Big Lake. He served as a Boy Scout leader and was a trustee of the First Baptist Church, where he was a lifelong member. When he retired, he took up woodworking and became an excellent furniture maker. Thomas and Donna June loved to travel and were very proud to have visited all 50 states, most of the Canadian provinces and Mexico.
Thomas is survived by son Kevin Hobbs (Jim) of Overland Park, Kan.; daughter-in-law, Carolyn E. Hobbs of Rockport; granddaughter, Stacy L. Clark (John) of Liberty; great-grandchildren, Sandra Clark (Zach) of Bloomington, Patrick Clark of Liberty and John Paul Clark of Biloxi, Miss.; great-great-grandson, Noah Gilmore of Bloomington; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Thomas was preceded in death by his wife Donna June; his son Thomas Mark Hobbs; his parents; and five brothers, Leo, Kenneth, Everett, Ralph and Larry.
SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at First Baptist Church, Pleasant Hill, with Brother Don Hannel conducting. Burial will follow in Crescent Heights Cemetery, Pleasant Hill.
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