Robert Earl Hobbs, age 94, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center. Mr. Earl grew up in Laurens County working in the grocery business. He was best known as a meat cutter and for having the best sausage. He was a faithful member of Marie Baptist Church for more than 80 years, serving as a deacon and in other leadership roles. Mr. Hobbs was a WWII Army Veteran, serving in France and Germany. He lived the last five years at the Carl Vinson VAMC, receiving excellent personal care from the entire medical staff. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dee and Ellen Jones Hobbs; wife, Doris Hobbs, and brothers, Edsel and Bobby Hobbs. Survivors include his daughter, Diane Hobbs, of Dublin; sisters, Emily Wyatt and Eldee Rutland, both of Waycross; special friends, Randy and Lynn Rountree; sisters-in-law, Helen Hobbs, Louise Davis, Lessie Wyatt, and Carolyn Wyatt, all of Dublin, Iris Hobbs, of Waycross and Marjorie Wyatt, of Twin City, OH and numerous nieces and nephews. Services for Mr. Hobbs will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Marie Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Bobby Hutto and Jason Hobbs will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10:00AM until funeral hour at the church on Tuesday. Pallbearers will be Lee Newsome, Randy Rountree, Danny Harden, Jerry Brantley, Mike Harvill, and Eddie Bozeman. Honorary pallbearers will be member of the Marie Baptist Church Men's Sunday School Class. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Marie Baptist Church, 589 Perry Dairy Road, Dublin, GA 31021.