Emory R. “George” Hobbs, 97, died Feb. 11, 2012, at VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach.
He was born in Ellicott City, Md., and lived in Vero Beach for 33 years.
He graduated from Baltimore City College.
He had a 47-year career in the insurance industry with U.S. Fidelity and Guarantee Co., Baltimore and later Chicago; American States Insurance Co., Indianapolis; and State Farm Casualty Ins. Co., Bloomington, Ill., from which he retired.
He was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church, Vero Beach.
Survivors include his son, Richard Hobbs, of Vero Beach and Annapolis, Md.; daughters, Susan Leitner, of Vero Beach and Fairhope, Ala., and Elizabeth Cruickshank, of Flagstaff, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Vida Elizabeth Hobbs.
Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice House, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at St. Helen Catholic Church, Vero Beach, followed by interment at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce.
Arrangements are by Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
