Obituary: Flora Wathen Hobbs, 83

Flora Wathen Hobbs, 83, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, at Baptist Health Hospital in Louisville. She was born Feb. 20, 1936, in Springfield to the late Joseph Leo and Helen Rose Clements Wathen. She was a former employee of Byrd & Son, Our Lady of Lourdes, Auto-Mark and was a self-employed seamstress. She was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Nazareth.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Carolyn Ballard; and seven brothers, Joseph Leo “Sonny” Wathen Jr., Donnie Wathen, Robert Gerard Wathen, Harold Wathen, Jim Wathen, Bill Wathen and Mike Wathen.

She is survived by two daughters, Julie (Phil) Carter of Bloomfield and Jackie (Glenn) White of Bardstown; two sons, Michael (Cindy) Hobbs and Timothy Hobbs, both of Culvertown; three sisters, Lois (Bobby) Ballard and Martha Bickett, both of Bardstown, and Margaret (Joe) Deviney of Florida; one brother, Tom Wathen of Bardstown; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

The Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at St. Thomas Church Hall with the Rev. Jason Harris officiating. Cremation will follow the service and a private burial will be held at a later date.

Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, with evening prayers, and 8:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at the Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may go to the Sisters of Charity Missions or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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