William J. “Junior” Bobbitt

Services for William J. “Junior” Bobbitt, 85, of Bullard, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, at Stewart Family Funeral Home with the Rev. C.L. Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the Bullard Cemetery.

Mr. Bobbitt died Aug. 12, 2007, at Hospice Homeplace in Tyler. He was born Oct. 5, 1921, in Ponta, to the late William J. and Ludie Tipton Bobbitt. He was a member of Harvest Time Church in Gresham. Mr. Bobbitt served in the United States Army. He was a veteran of World War II and a former member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a self-employed exterminator for 40 years. He and his wife, Margaret, were avid musicians and belong to country and western bands for many years.

Visitation is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy., Tyler, Texas 75703.

If desired, memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701.

August 14, 2007

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress