James Allen Hobgood

Farmville……………………………James “Jim” Allen Hobgood, age 95, died August 20, 2022 at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston, NC. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, August 23, at 10:30 A.M at the Forest Hills Cemetery by Mrs. Nancy Cale. 

                                                            Mr. Hobgood was a member of Marlboro Original Free Will Baptist Church for 74 years, served as a deacon for 46 years, was a choir member as well as treasurer. He was a veteran of WWII where he served in the US Army.   He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Baldree Hobgood; parents, Sammi and Annie Hobgood; brothers, William Robert Hobgood, Sam Hobgood; sister, Janet Fussell; and grandson, Allen Crabtree. 

                                                            He is survived by two daughters, Brenda Crabtree (Arthur) of Raleigh, and Amy Joyner (David) of Greenville; three grandchildren, Melissa Albertson (Robert) of Wendell, Jessica Heath (Joshua) of Greenville, Jameson Joyner of Farmville; ten great-grandchildren; Elizabeth, Emily and Ethan Albertson, Tyson, Harleigh and Nathan Crabtree, Kaiden Kain, Molly Joyner; and Pippa and Nova Heath.

                                                            The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the cemetery.

                                                            A special thanks to the NC Veterans Home- Kinston Staff for taking great care of him in his final years, especially Delta Unit.

                                                            In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Marlboro Original Free Will Baptist Church Youth Cragmont Fund; P.O. Box 694, Farmville, NC 27828.

                                                            Online condolences may be made at www.farmvillefh.com.

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