Lavonne Hobbs
December 5, 1935 - March 29, 2025
Lavonne Hobbs, 89, Lapel, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Rawlins House in Pendleton following an extended illness.
She was born on Dec. 5, 1935, in Lapel, Indiana, to Ernest and Pearl (Hooper) Brantlinger.
She was a 1953 graduate of Lapel High School.
She retired from Brockway Glass in Lapel after 30 years of employment.
She attended Ford Street United Methodist Church. She loved bowling. square dancing, reading, puzzles, cooking for the family, but her favorite hobby was worrying. She was also a member of the Lapel Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary.
Lavonne is survived by her two daughters, Deborah (husband, Bill) Jarvis and Penny (husband, Jim) Hormell, both of Lapel; grandchildren, Billy (wife, Telisa) Jarvis, Barbara (husband, Kenny) Myrick, Aaron Jarvis, Jay Orbik, and Andrea Hunt; numerous great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years whom she married Feb. 20, 1955, Billy Bruce Hobbs on Nov. 8, 2017; her parents; daughter, Becky Sue Orbik; three brothers, Kenneth William Brantlinger, John Cecil Brantlinger and Robert Lee Brantlinger; one sister, Alberta Louise Gerber; and grandchildren, Ronnie Jarvis, Darrell Jarvis, Dana Jarvis, Donnie Jarvis, and Jeff Orbik.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bozell Funeral Homes Lapel Chapel, 1010. N. Main St., Lapel, with the Rev. Aaron Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery in Lapel.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lapel Food Pantry, Ford St. United Methodist Church, or Central Community Chapel Missions Fund.
The family would like to thank all the staff and friends at Fall Creek Retirement and Rawlins House for watching over and caring for Lavonne. They made her feel special.
Online condolences may be shared at www.bozellfuneralhomes.com.
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