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Emma Rae Akin Hobbs, age 93 of Pine Bluff, passed away, Thursday, April 2, 2020, at General Baptist Health Care in Pine Bluff. She was born February 6, 1927, in Wilmar, AR, to the late Fred and Myrtle Sullivan Akin. Rae retired from Jefferson Regional Medical Center, where she worked as a patient representative, and she most recently retired from Ridgeway Christian School in Pine Bluff, where she served as a teacher's assistant.
She was the wife of the late Tommy M. Hobbs. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was also preceded in death by 5 brothers, Bernard Akin, Tommy G. Akin, Dewitt Akin, Carl Akin and Raymond Akin; as well as one sister, Jane Akin Wilson.
Rae is survived by two sons, Randy Hobbs and Ricky Hobbs and wife Deborah all of Pine Bluff; one grandson, Hasty Hobbs of Little Rock; and one granddaughter, Miranda Hand and husband Earnest of Sheridan; two great grandchildren Blaze and Nevaeh; one sister, Betty Akin Sawyer of Monticello; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.stephensondearman.com.
Memorials may be made to Ridgeway Christian School Tuition Fund, 3201 Ridgeway Rd., Pine Bluff, AR. 71601, or to your favorite charity.
She was the wife of the late Tommy M. Hobbs. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was also preceded in death by 5 brothers, Bernard Akin, Tommy G. Akin, Dewitt Akin, Carl Akin and Raymond Akin; as well as one sister, Jane Akin Wilson.
Rae is survived by two sons, Randy Hobbs and Ricky Hobbs and wife Deborah all of Pine Bluff; one grandson, Hasty Hobbs of Little Rock; and one granddaughter, Miranda Hand and husband Earnest of Sheridan; two great grandchildren Blaze and Nevaeh; one sister, Betty Akin Sawyer of Monticello; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Please sign the online guestbook at www.stephensondearman.com.
Memorials may be made to Ridgeway Christian School Tuition Fund, 3201 Ridgeway Rd., Pine Bluff, AR. 71601, or to your favorite charity.