Born in Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ross Calvin Perkins
and Wincie Elizabeth (Osborne) Perkins
Sister of
Forest Hazel Perkins, Fred Jennings Perkins, Della (Perkins) Sherrill and Bernice (Perkins) Sloop
Wife of
Andrew Pressley Hobbs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Beth Hobbs
Died
at age 95
in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
Stella Perkins Hobbs, 95, of Wilmington, died Monday, May 10, 2004, at Davis Health Care Center, Wilmington.
- Born Aug. 8, 1908, in Mooresville, she was a daughter of the late Ross C. and Wincie Elizabeth Osborne Perkins. Mrs. Hobbswas a homemaker and member of Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist Church, Statesville.
- She was married to Andrew Pressley "Press" Hobbs, who preceded her in death.
- A grandson, Richard L. Berry, also preceded her in death.
- Mrs. Hobbs is survived by a daughter, Beth H. Berry of Wilmington; sisters, Dee Sherrill and Bernice Sloop, both of Mooresville; granddaughter, Cindy Berry; and two great-grandchildren.
- Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, May 12, at the Cavin-Cook Funeral Home Chapel, Mooresville, with Elder Charles Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Memorial Park.
- Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 434 Fayetteville Street Mall, Two Hanover Square, Suite 1600,Raleigh, NC 27601-1764 and/or Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Conley Mecimore, 245 Powell Rd., Taylorsville,NC 28681.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70026847/stella-hobbs : accessed 10 October 2021), memorial page for Stella Perkins Hobbs (8 Aug 1908–10 May 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70026847, citing Glenwood Memorial Park, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Lanie (contributor 47381115).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stella by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stella:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stella by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stella:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Larry Hayer 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A037820 [compare], Ancestry member lwhayer
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UC3378114 [compare], FTDNA kit #30030
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~1.56%
Rick Lee :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #800089
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~0.39%
Tommie Lynne (Howerton) Ross :
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