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Lenton HOBBS Obituary

HOBBS, Lenton Jr. 73, passed away September 15, 2020. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife Carolyn; a son, James Douse of St. Petersburg; daughters, Celora (Orvane) Jackson of Quincy, FL and Christa Douse of St. Petersburg; a brother, Melvin Hobbs also of St. Petersburg, and a host of other relatives and friends. Public visitation is Thursday September 24, from 3-7 pm with family receiving friends from 6-7 pm at the funeral home. Social distancing and masks will be required. Funeral Service is 10 am Friday at Bethel Community Baptist Church 2901- 54th Ave So. Interment following in the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL. Condolences may be sent to sanchezmortuary.com click on tributes. Sanchez Rehoboth Mortuary 6501-25th Way So. 727-317-0035

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Published by Tampa Bay Times on Sep. 23, 2020.

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Simone Taylor

September 27, 2020

My sincerest condolences to your family for the loss of your loved one, Please except my deepest sympathies.

Don Robinson

September 24, 2020

I worked with Lenton or "Hobbs" as he preferred to be called at the St. Pete Main Post Office in the late eighties and early nineties. He was truly gifted with a marvelous singing voice. He told me that he sang with the St. Petersburg opera and also the Sarasota opera. During the late evenings when we were all working to get the last mail out of the building he would burst into song and his voice made you stop and listen. For about a week in either '92 or '93, the Post Office honored all of the veterans working there and one night during that week, Lenton came to work wearing his U.S. Army shirt from Vietnam. We sat at one of the tables in the break room and he showed me pictures of him sitting inside and outside of his tent in Vietnam. He was truly one of the most unforgettable people I have ever met.

JW/JKH

September 23, 2020

My deepest sympathy to the Hobbs Family for the loss of your loved one, Lenton, Jr., and pray God gives you comfort, peace and strength.

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Sanchez Rehoboth Mortuary and Cremation Services

6501 25th Way S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712

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Bethel Community Baptist Church

2901- 54th Ave So, FL

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6501 25th Way S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712

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