Jerry B. Gobble

Holman-Headland Mortuary

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Posted by: Holman Mortuaries
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334-693-3371
Date: May 22 2013 2:02 PM

JERRY  B.  GOBBLE

SKIPPERVILLE. . .Jerry B. Gobble, a resident of North County Road 67, Skipperville, died early Wednesday morning, May 22, 2013, at his home. He was 79.

            Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 24, 2013, in the New Hope Baptist Church, in the Bertha Community, with Reverend Shane Traylor and Reverend Dan Sheppard officiating. Graveside services, with full military honors, will follow in the church cemetery. Holman-Headland Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Thursday at the mortuary in Headland.

            Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Billy R. Grantham, 826 County Road 7, Skipperville, AL. 36374.

            Mr. Gobble was born and reared in Salisbury, North Carolina, son of the late Albert Lee Gobble, Sr. and Flora Wilkerson Gobble. He was a 1953 graduate of Boyden High School in North Carolina. As a young adult, Mr. Gobble enlisted in the U. S. Army and served three years. While stationed at Fort Rucker, he met his future wife, Mary Snell, and they were married August 31, 1957. After his discharge from the Army, Mr. Gobble enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve in North Carolina and was also employed by the North Carolina Finishing Plant. In 1967, Mr. and Mrs. Gobble moved to Dale County, near the Bertha Community. He joined the Army National Guard in Abbeville and served twenty-two years retiring with the rank of Sergeant Major from the National Guard in Ozark. Mr. Gobble was formerly employed by the Henry Farm Center and retired from Pea River Electric in 1996.

            Mr. Gobble was an active member of the New Hope Baptist Church where, he served as a past chairman of the Deacons and on the building and maintenance committee.  He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kimberly Marie Rood and a brother, Albert Lee Gobble, Jr.

            Surviving relatives include his wife of fifty-five years, Mary Snell Gobble, Skipperville; a daughter, Donna L. Horne (Tom), Dothan; a son, Andy Gobble, (Jennifer) Skipperville; four grandchildren, Traci Rood, Phillip Rood, Courtney Gobble and Josh Gobble; a niece, Beth Gray and husband, Kelley, Charlotte, N.C.; a nephew, Al Gobble and wife, Denise of Arizona; several nieces and nephews, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law from the Snell family.

            Jerry Gobble greatly enjoyed his family and was a Godly man. He was patriotic and loved baseball and enjoyed playing softball in his younger years.

            Serving as active pallbearers will be Jessie Snell, Don Snell, Roger Barefield, Danny Enfinger, Edward Rhodes and Danny Martin.

HOLMAN HEADLAND MORTUARY IS IN CHARGE OF FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371.You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com

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