Ernestine Sedelia Hobbs Smith-Hunter

Services for Ernestine Sedelia Hobbs Smith-Hunter 102, be will Saturday January 27, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at Union Memorial U.N.C. in Coolidge, Texas with Dr. Alphonetta Wines, Officiating.
Burial will follow at Sandy Creek Cemetery
Ernestine was the third of fourteen children born to the late Arthur Chester Hobbs and Diccie Melton Hobbs of Limestone County, Texas of February 2, 1915. She transitioned through the gates of eternal life on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the Mexia LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Smith-Hunter grew up in the Sandy and Elm communities. She joined Union Memorial UMC in 1929 at age seven and was baptized at age twelve and was a faithful life-long member. She served on several ministries of the church and was one of the co-founders of the “Hobbs and Reed Day” that hosted a special fundraiser to support the finances of the church. She served as an organizer of the Memorial Day services, and her favorite church project was the Sandy Creek Cemetery Improvement Committee. She served as the church musician for not only Union Memorial UMC, but also, Rocky and Lawson UMC churches for a combined total of forty two years of service. Ernestine knew the history of the church and the genealogy of those families that became a part of the church family. She was a valued information resource center for the church.
She attended Sandy Elementary School and graduated from Old Echols High School. She then attended Paul Quinn College in Waco, Texas, and received her BS Degree from Samuel Huston College in Austin, Texas. Ernestine loved music and playing the piano which she continued to do until her passing. In 1958, she also completed a course of study in music from the University Extension Conservatory in Chicago, IL. She was an educator in Limestone County which included schools in Coolidge, Sandy Echols, and Mexia school districts. Ernestine retired in 1980 after forty-five years of dedicated service. She then became an active member of the Limestone County Retired Teachers Association.
Ernestine played lots of music, and her favorite song was “Just As I Am”. Her favorite scripture was the 23rd Psalm. This scripture is what brought her to live and continue to praise God through her platinum years. She loved reminiscing and visiting the Hobbs land and farm which brought back many childhood memories that she shared with her brothers and sisters.
Preceding her in death were: her mother and father, Arthur and Diccie Hobbs; eleven sisters and brothers; and, husbands, Cleon Smith and Lonzo Hunter. To cherish her memory she leaves: a biological son, Rev. R.L. Hudspeth of Houston; a sister, Lois B. Kennedy of Temple; two brothers, Arthur C. (Ba) Hobbs of Coolidge (Sandy), and Garfield Hobbs of Compton, California; three sister-in-laws, Nettie Hobbs of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Della Kim Hobbs and Robbie Nell Hobbs, both of Houston, Texas. She leaves a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends who will cherish her memory.
Dorsey- Keatts Funeral Home in Waco, Texas in Charge of Arrangements.