Pauline Jester Hobson

 Mrs. Pauline Jester Hobson, 91, of Boonville, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, sister, and friend to all, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 18, 2009. 

She was born March 27, 1918 to the late Floyd and Callie Jester. 

She was a homemaker and retired from Wiseman’s Grocery. 

She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for over 50 years. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Arno Hobson, on Jan. 8, 2009; five brothers, Clint, Jack, Everett, James, and Eddie Jester. 

Surviving are her son, Larry (Helen) Hobson; daughter, Sheila (Lawrence) Hutchens, both of Boonville; grandchildren, Derrick (Angela) Hobson, Tamara (Steven) Arnold, and Wendy Hutchens, all of Boonville; great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Lauren Hobson, Sawyer and Calab Gregory, and Stone Arnold, all of Boonville. 

Also surviving are two brothers, Howard Jester of East Bend, and Arvil Jester of Pfafftown; two sisters, Della Ruth Vanhoy of Yadkinville, and Ruby Nell Kiger of Stanleyville; a number of nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Lela Johnson. 

Her funeral was Wednesday, May 20 at Union Grove Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Kenny Gooden. 

Burial followed in the church cemetery. 

The family received friends Wednesday, May 20 prior to the service at Union Grove Baptist Church.

The family would like to give special thanks to Katie Smith and Dorothy Adams for their love and care as Caregivers for the past few months,  also to Lynn, Pam, Melissa, and the Mountain Valley Hospice Staff, and to the staff at Woltz Hospice House. 

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 208 N. Jackson St., Yadkinville, NC  27055, or to Union Grove Baptist Church, c/o Clay Hobson, 2401 Nebo Road, Yadkinville, NC  27055. 

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around you and whispered “come with me”.

With tearful eyes we watched you slowly fade away. 

Although we loved you dearly, we would not ask you to stay. 

A golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands at rest. 

God broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best. 

Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville is serving the Hobson family.  

Online condolences can be made at www.gentryfuneralservice.com.