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Opal Leona <I>Weltch</I> Hobbs

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Opal Leona Weltch Hobbs

Birth
Dahlonega, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Death
26 Jun 1938 (aged 38)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Block: I, Sec: PG, Lot: 6
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Daughter of PVT Joseph Weltch, Civil War Vet and second wife, Harriett Frances Terry.

Married Joseph Henry Hobbs on 9 Aug 1913 in Ottumwa. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. G. S. Johnson, Minister.

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ASTHMA FATAL TO MRS. HOBBS
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Mrs. Opal Hobbs, 38, of 2741 S. E. Market st., formerly of Ottumwa, Ia., died at Broadlawns General hospital Sunday morning of asthma.

Mrs. Hobbs, wife of Joe Hobbs, had lived in Des Moines 23 years.

Surviving are her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Frances Turner of Des Moines, and Mary, Mildred, and Nola all of Toledo, Ia.; two sons, William of Des Moines, and Clifford of Toledo; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Bridges of Des Moines, and Mrs. Ethel Colis of Ottumwa; and six brothers, Harry, William, Jerry, and Jesse, all of Ottumwa; Carl, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., and Bert, of California.

The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa)
27 Jun 1938, Mon - Page 14 Col 3
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It is not known why the children were in the Lee Twp, Polk Co Children's Home in 1930 and the Toledo Children's Home on the 1940 Census.

Daughter of PVT Joseph Weltch, Civil War Vet and second wife, Harriett Frances Terry.

Married Joseph Henry Hobbs on 9 Aug 1913 in Ottumwa. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. G. S. Johnson, Minister.

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ASTHMA FATAL TO MRS. HOBBS
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Mrs. Opal Hobbs, 38, of 2741 S. E. Market st., formerly of Ottumwa, Ia., died at Broadlawns General hospital Sunday morning of asthma.

Mrs. Hobbs, wife of Joe Hobbs, had lived in Des Moines 23 years.

Surviving are her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Frances Turner of Des Moines, and Mary, Mildred, and Nola all of Toledo, Ia.; two sons, William of Des Moines, and Clifford of Toledo; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Bridges of Des Moines, and Mrs. Ethel Colis of Ottumwa; and six brothers, Harry, William, Jerry, and Jesse, all of Ottumwa; Carl, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., and Bert, of California.

The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa)
27 Jun 1938, Mon - Page 14 Col 3
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It is not known why the children were in the Lee Twp, Polk Co Children's Home in 1930 and the Toledo Children's Home on the 1940 Census.

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