Hobbs, Betty Lue Ocheltree

Passed: 2012-08-12

Age: 80

Source: Charleston Gazette

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2012-08-14

Information: Betty Lue Ocheltree Hobbs, 80, of Charleston, passed away August 12, 2012 at Meadowbrook Acres Nursing Facility following an extended illness.  She was born October 10, 1931 in Braxton County, daughter of the late Hurley and Muriel Morrison Ocheltree.  She was a lifelong homemaker and faithful member of the Catholic Church.  In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by husband, Robert Hobbs; brother, Harry Ocheltree; sister, Lilliam Ocheltree; and sister, Ruby Casto.  Surviving are her brothers, Sterling Ocheltree (Doris), Jackie Ocheltree (Anna) and Archie Ocheltree (Mary); and sisters, Kathleen Pence of Dunbar and Colleen Pence of Elyria, Ohio.  Betty also leaves a special niece, Karen Waugh; a dedicated and loving caregiver, Sherri Oxley; and several other nieces and nephews.  Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 15, at the mausoleum chapel at Jackson Memory Gardens, Cottageville, with John Gunther officiating.  Interment will follow the service.  Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley.  The funeral procession will leave for the cemetery at 1 p.m.