Ms. Lois Hobbs

March 9, 1941 - April 11, 2022

Lois Hobbs was born on March 9, 1941 in Duncan, Mississippi to the loving union of Luia and Sally Smith. Lois and her family relocated to Milwaukee, WI where she received her formal education from the Milwaukee Public School System. She was a graduate with honors from North Division High School in 1958. She enjoyed being in school and actively participated in the Girls' Club, Library Club, Latin Club in addition to Library Monitor and Hall Cadet. After high school, Lois was employed by the United States Postal Services for Thirty-Four years. She was a hardworking woman often admired by her colleagues for her dedication, experience and knowledge on the job. In her leisure, Lois enjoyed traveling in her early years. She made a point to spend quality time with her grandchildren, family and best friend Annie McClain. She loved taking pictures with her Kodak Polaroid Camera. She spent a lot of time down by the lake front whether she was alone or with family. Lois was a beautiful, fun loving, kindhearted woman with a great personality. She was a loving nurturing mother and grandmother, beloved sister, cherished aunt, amazing cousin and loyal friend. She was loved and she will be dearly missed. She departed this life on April 11, 2022 in the home of her devoted caregiver, her daughter Pat. She was preceded in death by her; parents, Luia and Sally Smith; siblings, johnny, Lewis and Leon Smith and Olga (Smith) McGhee. She leaves to cherish her loving memory her two children; William E. (Tylesia) Hobbs Jr. and Patricia Hightower; grandchildren, Ashley Allen-Woodring, Nicholas and Jeremy Hobbs, Nicole Ross, James Hightower and Mikayla Carson; 14 great grandchildren, along with a host of family and friends.