NOAH HOBBS

SHELDON- Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Daniel Funeral Home for Noah Martin Hobbs, 80, Sheldon, who died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Hobbs family, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include two daughters, Stephanie Woodside and husband Danny, Milford, Neb. and Andrea Hobbs, Carthage; two brothers, James Hobbs, Cambridge, Neb. and Timothy Gammel, Mechanicsville, Va.; a sister, June Hill, Lamar; seven grandchildren, Elizabeth Woodside, Nykole Woodside, Kourtney Woodside, Victoria David, Skylar and Allysyn Hobbs and Tyler McClure; a great-granddaughter, Anastasia David and a large extended family.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Jack Hobbs.

Mr. Hobbs was born Nov. 21, 1936, in Bartonville, Ill., to Harley and Vivian (Wilkinson) Hobbs. After serving in the U.S. Navy he began a career as a high voltage electrician. He completed many projects, living in many places before his last assignment at China Lake Naval Weapons Base in Ridgecrest, Calif. After retiring in 1997, he settled in Missouri where he had more time to spend with his family. Playing pool, fishing with his nephews, reading William Johnstone novels, watching western movies and outings with his sister filled his time. Winning a national billiards trophy was a highlight for him, but his best memories were made with his grandkids and he cherished any activity that could be shared (along with his favorite M&Ms and PayDays) with them.

He married Barbara Skiles on Oct. 4, 1973, at Oberlin, Kan. She died April 26, 1987.