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Portrait of Brenda Joyce Hobbs
In Loving Memory of

Brenda Joyce Hobbs

February 25, 1944 – April 13, 2020
Lived 76 years
Bermuda Memorial Park · Chester, Virginia
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1944
Born February 25
1944
Brenda Joyce Messer was born on Feb. 25, 1944, in Wise, VA
1945
Brenda was 1 when World War II ended
1959
Brenda was 15 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Graduated Powell Valley High School, Virginia
1963
Brenda Joyce Messer married Douglas Dean Hobbs in Appalachia, Virginia, on March 9, 1963, when she w
1964
Birth of Daughter Kimberly Joe Hopewell, VA
1969
Brenda was 25 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
Birth of Son Michael Shane Hopewell, VA
1976
Brenda was 32 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Brenda was 38 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1995
Brenda was 51 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2004
Brenda was 60 when Facebook was launched
2016
Brenda was 72 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2020
Passed away April 13, age 76
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February Birthdays

Every year we would have a cake together for our birthday’s mine and Doug’s (February 23) and Nana’s (February 25). This was our 2018 birthday dinner. People pictured left to right: Brooklyn Bradshaw (Great Granddaughter), Rachel Hart (Granddaughter), Brenda, Doug (Husband), Chris Fitzpatrick (Grandson), Rowan Fitzpatrick (Great Grandson)

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Shannon FitzpatrickI miss all the dinners around this table with everybody sitting shoulder to shoulder. I still love to go and bring Doug Doug food because I know he probably think of these memories everyday. We miss you so much Nana!
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