Tift County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rev. W. E. Hobbs  October 14 1928
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Thomasville Times Enterprise
October 15, 1928

    DROPS  DEAD  WHILE
     PREACHING  NEAR
    CITY  LAST  NIGHT

 Rev.  W.  E.  Hobbs, of  Tifton,
   Holiness  Preacher,  Dies  at  
     White   School    House.

   Rev. W. E. Hobbs, of Tifton, a mem-
ber of the Church of God, or what is 
generally known as the "Holly Roller"
church died while preaching a sermon
last  night  at " White  School  House "
seven  miles  north  of  this  city.  It  is
said  that  just  before  collapsing,  the
minister  had reached a  high  pitch  of
religious  fervor and  that his  audience
was  likewise  affected.  It was several
minutes  before  any  of  the  audience
realized  that there was anything wrong
with  their  leader  after  he  collapsed
to the floor.  Holder and Clark's ambu-
lance  was  called  by  telephone  and 
made  a  hurry  up  run  to  the  school 
building.   It  is  thought  that  he  was 
dead  when  they  arrived,  but  he was
rushed  to  the  hospital  for  treatment,  
which was of  no avail.
   Mr. Hobbs had been speaking on the 
subject of tithing.  He had quoted fre-
quently from the scriptures regarding
tithing, gave instances of men who had
tithed and prospered and then made
the statement that if he had to die he
would  want  to  die  while  preaching
"Holiness."
   He told the large congregation some-
thing  concerning  his  sons  and  then
said:  "Well,  I  am  pretty  old,  sank
to his knees and died five minutes la-
ter.
   Mr. Hobbs was fifty four years of
age and leaves a wife and fourteen
children to survive him.  He had 
preached in this section for some years
and had a large following in the rural
churches.
   The funeral was held this afternoon
at four o'clock at Salem Church.


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