Willie Hobbs

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Visitation Schedule
Booneville Funeral Service Chapel
1811 East Main Street
Booneville, AR  72927
Friday, July 5, 2019
9:00a.m.-10:00a.m.
Service Schedule
Funeral Service
Booneville Funeral Service Chapel
1811 East Main Street
Booneville, AR  72927
Friday, July 5, 2019
10:00 a.m.
Cemetery
Fort Smith National Cemetery
522 Garland & South 6th St
Fort Smith, AR  72901
Memorial Contributions
Wounded Warrior Project
P.O. Box 758516
Topeka, KS  66675
I served in the Army.
Willie HobbsI am a Veteran.

of Booneville, AR

March 24, 1932 - July 1, 2019

Willie ''Buck'' Lee Hobbs, 87, of Booneville passed away July 1, 2019 at his home.

Buck was born March 24, 1932 in Taneyville, Missouri to his parents, the late Elmer and Ruby Hobbs. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Buck was a farmer in both Yell and Logan Counties raising cattle, hogs and chickens. He was known as being tougher than boot leather, a hard worker, loved working the land, and spending time with his family and his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife of sixty-nine years, Cleta Ruth (Nixon) Hobbs; two sons, Graylin (Debra) Hobbs of Fort Smith, Shawn (Cruz) Hobbs of Poteau, Oklahoma; six grandchildren, Trista Osborn, T.J. Osborn, Latisha Spicer, Parker Todd, Catherine Hobbs and Erik Hobbs; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Garnet (Ted) Vanatta of Yuma, Arizona; two brothers , Charles (Henrietta) Hobbs of Mesa Arizona, Tony (Nelly) Hobbs of Austin, Texas.

Pallbearers will be Kaedon Trejo, Erik Hobbs, Mike Phillips, Tommy Dale Lane, Kenny Lane and Jarrod Bland.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Nicholas Spicer and Aiden Akers.

Visitation will be from 9:00-10:00a.m., Friday, July 5, 2019 at Booneville Funeral Service Chapel.

Funeral Service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 5, 2019 at Booneville Funeral Service Chapel, with burial at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 5, 2019 at the Fort Smith National Cemetery under the direction of Booneville Funeral Service.

Memorials can be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516.

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Reba Ahart
Coarsegold, CA
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

RIP uncle Buck. LOVE TO ALL

Latisha Spicer
Booneville, AR
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

I love you papa! I wish we could have kept you for forever but I'm thankful for the years we did get with you. I'll do my best to teach these boys everything you taught me. Fly high Papa!

Kevin & Tracey Jackson
Ozark, AR
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

So sorry for your loss Graylin. Our condolences to you and the Hobbs family.

Graylin and DebraHobbs
Fort Smith, AR
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

I love you Dad and will miss you always.