Vasti “Ty” Parrish Hobbs, 76, of Tifton passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 23, 2019, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton’s First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Hobbs will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, December 23, 2019, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton’s First Baptist Church from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of the service.
Brandon Griffin, Trevor Dailey, Anthony Summer, Nicholas Summer, Tanner Marlin, Brad Griffin and Travis Dailey will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Mrs. Hobbs’ cherished, life-long family friends.
Born December 13, 1943, Mrs. Hobbs was the daughter of the late Henry Wesley Parrish, Sr. and Ruby Vasti Snellgrove Parrish. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Jimmy Parrish, Wesley Parrish and Earnest Parrish. Before retiring, she was a beautician for sixty years. She was a very active member of Tifton’s First Baptist Church, where she was very active in Sunday School. She loved to serve others.
Mrs. Hobbs is survived by her husband, James Larry Hobbs of Tifton; three daughters and their spouses, Darlene and Brad Griffin of Sycamore, Angie and Heather Summer of Montezuma and Gay and Travis Dailey of Statesboro; four sisters, Rachel Holton of Folkston, Ruth Moorehead of Athens, Betty Hickman of Marianna, Florida and Gwen Alligood of Nashville; seven grandchildren, Brandon Griffin, Caroline Griffin Marlin and husband Tanner, Anthony Summer, Nicholas Summer, Sarah Summer, Trevor Dailey and Erin Dailey; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Hobbs’ family would like to thank the employees of Cypress Pond Assisted Living; the employees of Southern Care Hospice; the doctors of Tift Regional Medical Center and the nurses on the third floor of Tift Regional Medical Center; and thanks to her special sitter, Randi Hess and her husband Dave.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial gifts may be made to Southern Care Hospice, 143 U. S. Highway 319 South, #1, Moultrie, GA 31768; or the Tift Regional Medical Center Oncology Department, 901 East 18th Street, Tifton, GA 31794.