Jeanne P. Hobbs

HOBBS , Jeanne P. On June 2, 2011, Jeanne P. Hobbs of Lutherville, MD passed away. She was born in Aberdeen, MS in 1926 and grew up there and in Chicago, IL. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education. She taught at Greenspring Nursery School and Kindergarten and The Church of the Redeemer Nursery School. She had a Real Estate license and was affiliated for a time with O`Conor and Flynn. She married Dr. Donald Hobbs in 1972. They were avid skiers, starting her grandchildren at the age of four in Snowmass, Colorado, as well as her children at a similarly young age. She played golf in the 18-hole group at the Baltimore Country Club, winning the Seniors Tournament at Elkridge Country Club the year she turned 60. She was also a member of the Maryland Women's Golf Association. While bowling at the Baltimore Country Club's Women's league, she was the first woman to bowl over 600 in duck pins. Her high set record still stands. She served on the Baltimore County Mental Health Board and encouraged the admittance of a special Rehabilitation Program that would help and aid the mentally ill to be able to work. She was a member of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill, a local and national organization. She was a member of the Magna Charta Dames, Daughters of the American Revolution (Carter Braxton Chapter), the Order of the Descendants of the Knights of the Garter, Americans of Royal Descent, the Plantagenet Society, and the Colonial Order of the Crown. She was member of the Baltimore Country Club and Wilderness Country Club in Naples, Florida. She is the mother of Robert Baker of Park City, Utah, Steven Baker of Lutherville, MD, and William Baker of Owings Mills, MD, each of whom graduated from Gilman School. She had four grandchildren: Emily and Peter Baker of Park City, Utah and Chase and Ian Baker of Owings Mills, MD.
She was a member of St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Lutherville, MD, which is where her Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM on June 8. Donations can be made to Mosaic Community Services (www.mosaicinc.org), the Alliance for the Mentally Ill (www.nami.org), or St. Stephen's Anglican Church (http://ststeve.com). Arrangements by the Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. www.ruckfuneralhomes.com