Wayne F Hobbs

September 9, 1936 - April 29, 2018

Wayne F. Hobbs, age 81 of Curryville, passed away April 29, 2018 at the Moore-Pike Nursing Home in Bowling Green. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am Friday May 4, 2018 at the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green with Rev. Jerry Gamm officiating. Burial will be in the Curryville Cemetery with military rites by VFW Post #5553. Visitation will be held from 5pm until 7pm on Thursday at the funeral home. Wayne was born September 9, 1936 in Curryville, MO, the son of Gilbert F. and Opal B. Smith Hobbs. He married Carol Jean Myers December 23, 1959 at the Curryville Baptist Church. She preceded him in death July 3, 2009. Survivors include son Michael Hobbs (Vicky) of Bowling Green; granddaughter Jacquie Klein; great granddaughter Lucy Klein; brothers Harold Hobbs (Carolyn) of Curryville and Glen Hobbs (Trish)of Shawnee, OK; sister Sue Hicks (George) of Topeka, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and son Tracey Hobbs. Wayne was born and raised in Curryville and lived there until moving to Moore-Pike Nursing Home for the past 5 years. He worked for Western Union Telegraph climbing poles before joining the United States Army. He was a pipefitter and a member of Pipefitters Union 562 for over 50 years. He ran Hobbs Dozer service in the 1960 and 1970’s and farmed crops and livestock, mainly hogs. Wayne was Baptist. He lived to hunt and watch Cardinals baseball. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Heartland Hospice.