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5/13/09 Edna Dobbs
Edna Dobbs, 92, of Johnston City, formerly of Marion, passed away 6:23 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at her residence.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Meredith-Waddell Funeral Home in Herrin. Rev. Kevin Badgley will officiate. Interment will be in Walker Hill Cemetery at Grand Tower, IL. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial donations are the preferred form of remembrance and may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dobbs was born April 28, 1917 in Gorham, IL to Charles and Elizabeth (Chapman) Barton. On April 11, 1936, she married Lavern (Dago) Dobbs who preceded her in death on July 30, 1992. Together they shared 56 years of marriage, the last twenty of which were spent in retirement, with half of each year at their home in Marion and the other half in a campground in Inverness, FL. There they enjoyed many lifetime friends from all over the country.
Edna was a homemaker and loved crocheting, rummage sales, movies, picnics and family gatherings. She especially looked forward to the family reunion every year on Labor Day weekend.
Edna is survived by daughter, Barbara Cripps of Johnston City; sons: Bennie (Patricia) Dobbs of Lansing, IL, Ronald (Donna) Dobbs of Marion, Gary (Cindi) Dobbs of Valparaiso, IN; and daughter-in-law, Lenora Dobbs of Marion.
Edna is also survived by seventeen grandchildren; thirty great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren and brother-in-law, Frank Voorhees of Murphysboro.
In addition to her husband, Edna was preceded in death by her son, Charles Dobbs, son-in-law, Jim Cripps, parents, sisters, Pearl South and Nellie Modglin, great grandson, Kyle Cripps and numerous nieces and nephews.