Jimmy Hale Hobson's Obituary
Jimmy Hale Hobson, 81, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. Funeral services will be held at Beech Hill Church of Christ in Ripley, Mississippi on Thursday, December 22nd at 1:00. A Celebration of Life will be held in Dallas, Texas in January of 2023. Jim was born March 3rd, 1941 to James and Johnnie Elizabeth Hale Hobson in Ripley, Mississippi. He is preceded in death by both his parents and his sister Anita Gail Hobson Winter. Jim attended Shady Grove School, Ashland High School and Northwest Mississippi Community College where he played basketball. He went on to earn his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering from Mississippi State University.
Jim moved to Huntsville, Alabama, and later Cape Canaveral, Florida where he worked on the Apollo Program for NASA. He later started what would be a 35 year career with IBM that took him to Jackson, New Orleans, Chicago and Memphis, before settling in Dallas in 1977. Along the way, he married Daryl “Dee” Park in 1974. After his retirement from IBM, he grew his love of wood working and volunteered for Habitat for Humanity for many years. He also was committed to genealogy and helped many friends and family with research.
Jim will be remembered as a consummate storyteller with a great sense of humor. He was hard working and a kind friend and neighbor always willing to help others. He was a devoted husband, brother, father, and grandfather and the legacy of his love for his family will live on. Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Dee Hobson; his son, Richard Matthew “Matt” and Nicole Hobson of Houston, Texas; his daughter, Kate Hobson Crozier of Dallas, Texas; his brother, Barry and Brenda “Rose” Hobson of Ripley, Mississippi; his 5 grandchildren, James, Jacob, and Jack Hobson and Kennedy and Kipton Crozier. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to be made in honor of Jim to MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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