Oliver Kermit (O K) Hobbs Sr

21 SEP 1918 - 18 JUL 1998
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Oliver Hobbs, inventor of farm equipment, dies 

The Associated Press 

SUFFOLK Oliver Kermit Hobbs Sr., a farm equipment inventor and founder of AMADAS Industries, has died. He was 79. 

Mr. Hobbs, who died Saturday, also donated the land for the Suffolk campus of Paul D. Camp Community College. 

After serving in the Navy in World War Il, Mr. Hobbs worked for a company that made peanut machinery before leaving in 1963 to help create Hobbs-Adams Engineering Co., now AMADAS Industries. He retired in 1989. 

Mr. Hobbs is survived by his wife, Frances; a son, Kermit Jr.; a daughter, Cynthia H. Baker; three sisters and four grandsons.

Newport News, Virginia
Daily Press
21 Jul 1998
Page 13
Obituary for Oliver Hobbs Sr.,

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[Birth: 21 SEP 1918 - Hobbsville, Gates County, North Carolina, USA]
[Death: 18 JUL 1998 - Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia, USA]

## Narrative Summary of the Obituary  

Oliver Kermit Hobbs Sr., 79, inventor and founder of AMADAS Industries, died 18 Jul 1998 in Suffolk, Virginia. He was survived by his wife Frances, son Kermit Jr., daughter Cynthia Baker, three sisters, and four grandsons.

## Narrative Summary of Funeral Services  

Funeral and burial details were not provided.

## Complete Transcript  

Oliver Kermit Hobbs Sr.  
21 September 1918 – 18 July 1998  

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Oliver Kermit Hobbs Sr., a farm equipment inventor and founder of AMADAS Industries, has died. He was 79.  

Mr. Hobbs, who died Saturday, also donated the land for the Suffolk campus of Paul D. Camp Community College.  

After serving in the Navy in World War II, Mr. Hobbs worked for a company that made peanut machinery before leaving in 1963 to help create Hobbs-Adams Engineering Co., now AMADAS Industries. He retired in 1989.  

Mr. Hobbs is survived by his wife, Frances; a son, Kermit Jr.; a daughter, Cynthia H. Baker; three sisters; and four grandsons.  

Born in Hobbsville, North Carolina, and died in Suffolk, Virginia.  

Publication: Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia  
Date: 21 July 1998  
Page: 13  

## Vital Statistics Summary

| **Name:**    | Oliver Kermit Hobbs Sr.                                                   |
|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Age:**     | 79 years                                                                  |
| **Birth:**   | 21 September 1918 (estimated, based on death date 18 Jul 1998 and age 79) |
| **Death:**   | 18 July 1998; Suffolk, Virginia                                           |

## Table of Relationships

| **Names**               | **Relationship**   | **Residence**     |
|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| Oliver Kermit Hobbs Sr. | Decedent           | Suffolk, Virginia |
| Frances Piland Hobbs    | Wife               | Suffolk, Virginia |
| Oliver Kermit Hobbs Jr. | Son                | Unknown           |
| Cynthia Hobbs Baker     | Daughter           | Unknown           |

## Publication Details

| **Publication**   | **Daily Press**        |
|-------------------|-------------------     |
| **Location**      | Newport News, Virginia |
| **Date**          | 21 July 1998           |
| **Page**          | 13                     |