Simone M. Hobbs

SIMONE M. HOBBS, age 44, of Lewisburg, OH, died Monday, January 9, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, OH. Simone was born on July 14, 1961 in Allentown, Pennsylvania and was a 1979 graduate of Ocean Township High School in Oakhurst, New Jersey. A resident of Lewisburg since 1981, she graduated from Sinclair Community College in 1983 with a degree in Radiologic Technology and had attended Ohio State University. Simone was the Human Resource Coordinator for North Main Imaging in Dayton for 15 years. In 1981, she became a member of the Lewisburg Emergency Unit and was also a member of the Lewisburg Fire Department. Simone worked with the Phillipsburg Fire and Rescue Unit, the Verona Fire Department, and Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. A Member of the Preble County Youth Foundation, the Breast Cancer Foundation, and the Lewisburg Parks board; a very active supporter of the Country Kickers 4-H Club and many of the athletic teams and youth programs at Tri-County North, she is preceded in death by her paternal grandfather: Louis Choquette, maternal grandfather: Lewis Walley, and Paternal Grandmother: Alice Choquette.

Simone is survived by her husband of 21 years: H. Steven Hobbs; Daughters: Shelly Hobbs and Sophia Hobbs all of Lewisburg; Mother: Barbara Choquette of Lewisburg; Father: Ronald Choquette and brother: Tom Choquette both of Albany, New York; and Maternal Grandmother: Marguerite Walley of Cornwall, Pennsylvania; Aunts and Uncles: Phyllis & Keith Kennedy of Pennsylvania and Louis & Petie Choquette of Vero Beach, Florida; Cousins; Very Special Friends: Walter “Ozzie” Creech & Linda Creech, and Randy & Paula Creech and family, and Lorri & Patrick Putnam and family all of Lewisburg.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2006 at the Lewisburg United Methodist Church - 3147 U.S. Rte 40 East, Lewisburg, OH with the Rev. Mike Pratt officiating. Interment will be held at Roselawn Cemetery in Lewisburg, OH. Family will receive friends on Thursday, January 12 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Barnes Funeral Home - 411 North Commerce St. Lewisburg, Ohio 45338. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lewisburg Emergency Unit- P.O. Box 697, Lewisburg, OH 45338 or to Hospice of Dayton- 324 Wilmington Ave. Dayton, Ohio 45420. Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at www.barnesfuneralhome.com