Lela Rose Hobbs

Mrs. Lela Golden Angel Rose Hobbs, age 100 of Scottsburg, Indiana, formerly of Madison, Indiana entered this life on December 1, 1917 in Owsley County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Hurem and Ollie Creech Angel. She was raised in rural Scott County, Indiana, near Deputy. During World War II, Lela contributed to the war effort by packing parachutes at Quartermaster Court in Jeffersonville, Indiana. At the end of her civilian service she received a special award recognizing that all of the parachutes she packed had deployed properly. She was united in marriage to Granville Rose on September 10, 1940. Granville passed away in 1960 and Lela was remarried to Dr. Gerald R. Hobbs, inheriting four sons and one daughter she considered to be her own. Besides being a homemaker, Lela worked as on office manager in her husband's chiropractic office. She enjoyed raising flowers, sewing, keeping a lovely home for her family, and was a member of the old Hanover Independent Baptist Church in Hanover, Indiana. Lela died on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at 2:05 AM at Lake Iola Assisted Living in Scottsburg, Indiana.

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A LOVING FAMILY
Lela will be missed by her loving sons, Gerry Hobbs of Madison, Indiana, Jim Hobbs of Westminster, Colorado, and Tom Hobbs of Harvard, Illinois; her loving daughter, Lisa Hightower and her husband, Bill of Deland, Florida; her loving sister: Naomi Bausman of Lynchburg, Ohio; her loving grandchildren, Doug Hobbs (Sharyn), Taleen Jackson (Jon), Jason Hobbs, Christopher Hobbs (Michelle), and Jennifer Hightower; her loving great grandchildren, Corgan, Adelynn, Ryan, Hannah and Rebecca; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Hurem Angel, her mother, Ollie Creech Angel, her first husband, Granville Rose died in 1960; her second husband, Dr. Gerald R. Hobbs died July 12, 1994, her son Daniel Hobbs died January 10, 2014. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Edgar & Virgil; and her sisters, Effie, Hazel, Lena Mae, & Roberta.

FUNERAL CEREMONY
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 27, 2018, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor Leon Turner at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery on Michigan Road in Madison, Indiana.

VISITATION
Friends may call Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre.

MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS
Memorial contributions may be made to Life Choices Clinic or the Cornerstone Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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