Hester Bobo (1915 - 2003)

Born 23 Jul 1915 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Williams — married [date unknown] in Calhoun, Mississippi, United States

Died 28 Oct 2003 at age 88 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Hester Bobo was born July 23 1915 in Calhoun County, MS to Aaron Bobo and Carrie Smalley. She married Jim Williams in Calhoun County, MS.

Hester Williams, 88, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at the North Mississippi Medical Center.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the North Green Street Church of Christ in Tupelo with Bro. Daniel McCollum officiating. Burial will be in Porter's Memorial Park. Carter's Mortuary Services of West Point is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include three sons, Bryant Williams of Tupelo, Jimmy Williams of Coffeeville and Willie R. Williams of Chesterfield, Mo.; three daughters, Dorothy McIntosh and Nevor Crawford of Tupelo, and Bobbie Beckham of Cleveland, Ohio; a sister, Marilyn Smalley of Pittsboro; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Williams; her parents, Sammie and Kate Bobo; six brothers, Henry Bobo, Jake Bobo, S.P. Bobo, Preston Bobo, George Bobo, Fritz Bobo; and a sister, Vinnie Williams.

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, October 31,2003,page 4A.   Burial: Porter Memorial Park Tupelo Lee County Mississippi, USA  

Sources

• *"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNRK-28F : accessed 7 April 2017), Aaron Bobo, Ellard, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 21, sheet 10A, line 1, family 188, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 870; FHL microfilm 1,820,870."

• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-PVSC-1S?cc=1856425&wc=M6NC-BNG%3A167438701%2C167441602 : 18 September 2015), Calhoun > image 325 of 404; Government Records, Jackson."

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLN-KBQL : 11 July 2016), Hester Bobo Williams, 2003; Burial, Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, United States of America, Porter Memorial Park; citing record ID 99916836, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com."

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYGQ-BYC : 20 May 2014), Hester B Williams, 28 Oct 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)."