George B. Hobson

	George B. Hobson, 74, of Belleville, passed away at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at Christian Hospital NE in Florissant, Mo.
	Mr. Hobson was a retired Senior Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.  He attended the First United Presbyterian Church in Belleville.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Oklahoma and the Moose Lodge in Belleville.
	He was born Monday, February 21, 1927 in North Carolina, the son of Neal A. and Martha (Anderson) Hobson.  He married Joan Mrovka on June 26, 2948.
	Surviving are his wife, Joan Hobson of Belleville; daughter, Linda Susan Hobson of Stockton, Calif.; son Rev. G. Thomas Hobson of Pinckneyville; sister, Ruth Douglas of Sumter, South Carolina; brother, David Purvis of Sumter, South Carolina; sister, Joyce Brown of Atlanta, Ga.; sister, Jeanette Newsome of Sumter, South Carolina and two great-grandchildren.
	Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 28 at First United Presbyterian Church in Belleville with Rev. Drew Kramer officiating.  Interment was at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo.
	Friends called from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at First United Presbyterian Church in Belleville.
	Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army.
	Herr Funeral Home of Collinsville was in charge of arrangements.
	
