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Lois Laura Hobson

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Lois Laura Hobson, 102, of Springdale, Arkansas, passed away, Saturday, July 11 at Shiloh Nursing and Rehab Center. Lois was born July 3, 1913 in Kirby, Arkansas to Daniel Edward and Lillie Victoria Adams Woodall. She grew up in the Pike County area near Kirby with her 6 siblings. She attended school at Kirby completing 8th grade. She married Clyde Smith Hobson January 4, 1941. They lived in Mt. Pine near Hot Springs, California and Washington before returning to Kirby in 1960 where Clyde would retire. Lois continued to live in Kirby until 1990 when she moved to Hope to be near her son, Gene and his family. She moved to Springdale in the mid-90s and lived in the same two-bedroom apartment until going to Shiloh Nursing and Rehab in November 2014. She was a member of the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church at Kirby and a strong Christian both faith and daily living. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clyde; a granddaughter, Caryn Hobson Pierce of Springdale; two sons, Gene Hobson of Mena, and Danny Hobson I of Lowell. She is survived by her daughters-in-law and closest friends, Bennie Hobson of Mena and Judy Hobson of Springdale; six grandchildren, Carol Hobson Bazar Jones and husband, Audie of Greenwood; Mike Hobson and his wife Melissa of Mena; Mark Hobson and his wife Tyra of Mena; Alice Hobson of Springdale; Danny Hobson II and his wife, Aimee of Rogers; "granddaughter", Jerri McWaters of Fayetteville; 19 great grandchildren; 14 great-great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and a multitude of friends of all ages. Visitation will be July 17 from 12 -2 p.m. and the funeral at 2 p.m. at Westfield Chapel Funeral Home located at 3236 West Huntsville Avenue, Springdale. Interment will be at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Caryn Hobson Pierce Memorial Scholarship fund in care of Judy Hobson, 2245 Cheyenne Trail, Springdale, Arkansas 72762. Visit the website for Westfield Chapel at www.WestfieldChapel.com.

Published July 15, 2015

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