Virginia (Hopkins) Hobbs

Mrs. Virginia Hopkins Hobbs, age 93, of Douglas, died Friday, February 6, 2026, at The Manor House in Douglas, following an extended illness. She was a native of Wilkes County, Georgia, and grew up near Washington, Georgia. She was a 1949 graduate of Wilkes County High School and also a graduate of cosmetology school. She moved to Vidalia in the early 1960s and was the owner of Hobbs Beauty Shop and co-owner of Winnie the Pooh Day Care. She was a member of Vidalia Old Line Primitive Baptist Church, and she enjoyed flowers and landscaping around her home.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Lenton Dorsey Hobbs; three children, Evelyn Hobbs Carroll, Mike Hobbs, and Jimmy Hobbs; grandson, Jason Hobbs; parents, Lewis C. Hopkins and Mable Moore Hopkins; and siblings, Herbert Wood Hopkins, Leonard Moore Hopkins, Elizabeth Hopkins and Doris Hopkins Denard.

She is survived by a son-in-law, Dick Carroll of Vidalia; five grandchildren, Jim Carroll and wife Teresa, Kelley Carroll Brown and husband Jeff, Jody Hobbs and wife Shai, Josh Hobbs and Jeff Hobbs; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

A graveside funeral service will be held on Tuesday afternoon, February 17th, 2026, at 4:30 at Lakeview Memorial Gardens with her great-grandson, Jaden Carroll officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are encouraged to the Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society, PO Box 210, Vidalia, GA 30475 or Rachel’s House, PO Box 2057, Vidalia, GA 30475.

Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home of Vidalia is in charge of arrangements.   

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