Obituaries

Ralph Owen Hobson

Ralph Owen Hobson, age 83, of Lake Village, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at his home. He was born February 17, 1930 in Eudora, Arkansas, the son of the late Claud Hobson and Nan Allen Hobson Tullos. He was a retired farmer and an avid turkey hunter and a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his parents, Claud Hobson and Nan Hobson Tullos and his stepfather Matthew Tullos; by a son, Robert Owen "Butch" Hobson and by a brother, Elton Hobson. Survivors are his wife of 65 years, Louise Craven Hobson of Lake Village; a son, Mark Hobson of Lake Village; two brothers, Melvin Hobson and wife Jewel, of Phoenix, Arizona and Noel Hobson and wife Ruth, of Van Buren; two sisters, Myra Twitchell and Margie Murphy and her husband, Calvin, all of Pine Bluff; a granddaughter, Alison Atchley and her husband, Chris of Mountain Home and two great-grandsons, Gage and Blake Atchley. Visitation will be Friday, May 10, 2013 from 1-2 p.m. prior to funeral services at 2 p.m. at Bishop Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Bell officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Published May 10, 2013

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