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Gertrude B. "Gertie" Hobbs © Stephens-Key Funeral & Cremation Care Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Gertrude B. "Gertie" Hobbs
August 22, 1932 - May 20, 2024
Gertrude "Gertie" Bell (Palone) Hobbs, 91-year-old rural Adair resident, passed away late Monday, May 20, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 22, 1932, in Chewey, Oklahoma to John D. and Dollie Jane (Noblin) Palone. She was the fourth of seven children born to John and Dollie. She was named after her grandmothers, Gertrude (Maupins) Palone and Rosa Bell (Thomason) Noblin.
Gertie graduate in 1950 from Watts Public Schools, Watts, Oklahoma and was married for 62 years to Lester "Roy" Leroy Hobbs on May 24, 1950. They lived in Gallina, New Mexico where Roy worked for the sawmill companies in the Santa Fe Forest. Coming back to Oklahoma, they resided in Chelsea, Pryor, Big Cabin, and lastly Adair communities.
Gertie was primarily a stay-at-home Mother; but sometimes served as a clerk at Bump's Grocery, Crooked Little House and Mayes County Rural Water District #5, all of Adair. She was a Sales Associate at Wal-Mart #22, Pryor, Oklahoma for 21 years; retiring in 2004. Electronics, Sporting Goods and Automotive Departments was her primary work areas of the Wal-Mart store. At the request of Bill Bump, she served as a Mayes County Election Clerk for 57 years before her health forced her to stop.
Through the years, Gertie enjoyed cooking, gardening and fishing. She was able to perform her own yard work on a zero-turn lawn mower thru 2019. She was use to the outside work since operating the tractor and baler equipment of the Hobbs Family Custom Hay Bailing from 1965 to 1982. The Family baled hay in the Pryor, Strang, Adair, Big Cabin and Chelsea areas. Many young Adair High School boys earned their summer wages with the Hobbs Family business. She only knew and exemplified honest, hard work.
Her Family was her pride and joy and was always a cheerleader for their activities and achievements.
Her heavenly ascent was welcomed by her husband Lester Leroy "Roy" Hobbs who passed away on November 29, 2012, her son, Terry Michael Hobbs who passed away on September 13, 2004, Terry's wife Karen Hobbs who passed away on September 7, 2019, siblings, Richard D. Palone, Chester Palone, Jewel Mae Woolard, and Wanda Newby.
The surviving family includes her daughter, Loretta Wall and husband Ray of Pryor, son Harold Hobbs and wife Marilyn of Adair, grandchildren, Justin Hobbs and wife Aimee of Pryor, Travis Hobbs of Adair, Brandon Wall and wife Darcie of Claremore, Jennifer Harris and husband J. D. of Wagoner, Nicholas Smith and wife Lindsey of Wichita, Kansas, great-grandchildren, Seth, Caleb and wife Tosha, Jordan, Abigail, Sonnie, Shelbie, Sydnie, Sadie, Ramses, Isis, Ares, Audrey, Cohen, Kolton, Kaden, and great-great-grandchild, Ezra, sisters, Shirley Stilwell of Owasso, Sherrion Pilgrim of Gaffney, South Carolina, numerous other relatives and friends.
The Family wants to thank Dr. Michael Fogli, Cardiologist, for his 16 years of care for their mother. Gertie always attributed her longevity to his personal care. The Family appreciates the ViaLife Hospice care given to Gertie over the past week.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024, at the Stephens Memorial Chapel in Pryor.
The celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Stephens Memorial Chapel in Pryor, with Pastor Carl Helmuth officiating. Interment will follow at the Hobbs Hill Family Cemetery, west of Adair. The family requests in lieu of floral offerings, please contribute to your favorite Charity.
Online condolences may be made at www.stephens-key.com or on the funeral home Facebook page. Arrangements are in care of Stephens-Key Funeral and Cremation Care of Pryor.
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