Sarah Ann Hobbs

Sarah Ann Hobbs, age 90, wife of the late James E. Hobbs, of Birdsboro, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in the Reading Hospital. Born on February 1, 1931 in Sterling, IL, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Nettie (Schlining) Olson. Mrs. Hobbs was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and daughter. Her primary focus in life was her family, raising her children, and caring for her husband for the final fourteen years of his life. She loved walking and riding her bike, and enjoyed babysitting. She attended Redeeming Grace Baptist Church in Royerford. Mrs. Hobbs is survived by one son, Stephen, husband of Ruth Hobbs of Birdsboro, PA; three grandchildren, Jessica, Jonathan, and Julie Ann; three great-grandchildren, Adalynn, Aria, and Alivia; three siblings, Mary of Illinios, Enoch of Illinois, and Naomi of Kansas. She was preceded in death by one son, Michael J. Hobbs, and one sister, Elsie Margaret Olson. Funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the immediate family. Condolences may be made by visiting www.PhoenixvilleFuneralHome.com. Arrangements are being handled by the Campbell - Ennis - Klotzbach Funeral Home, Inc., Phoenixville, PA. A testimony by Stephen, about his Mom: As I look over the past 9 1/2 years since Ruth and I decided to bring mom home to live with us I am amazed at how God has moved powerfully in so many ways. I remember the day we drove mom home from Kentucky to Pennsylvania. Much of the ride was quiet. Some of that was because everyone but me (driving) was asleep. But much of the silence was because I knew we were embarking a new direction of life, and I could only see uncertainty. But I also knew my God was bigger than these circumstances and that He was after something bigger than I could comprehend at the moment. Little did I know what God was going to do and what He was going to accomplish. He is trustworthy and his plan is always good. I am so thrilled for the past 9 1/2 years. They really have been one of the pinnacles of my life to have her living with us and to have the honor of caring for her. It's interesting, when I was a child mom poured her life sacrificially into Mike and I and helped us to grow, mature, learn, change, and to know Jesus. When Ruth and I brought her home to live with us I thought it was time for me to now return the love she poured into my life when I was a child. It was time to care for and love the one who cared for and loved me all those years. But, the greatest surprise for me was that Gods plan was to once again use mom, in her diminished state, to help me to grow, mature, learn, change, and know Jesus. Some times were hard. Some were very hard. Many were an absolute joy. But the thread that ran from my childhood across the decades connected once again and I found that, although God certainly wanted me to care for mom, what he really wanted was for mom to complete the training God had for me to learn through her. Isn't God good! And then, when God completed His planned work in me through my mom, He performed what is probably one of the greatest miracles of all. He took that wretched sinner who He redeemed by the sacrifice of His son, Jesus Christ, to heaven so she would enjoy and worship him forever. Now, that's a miracle! Mom will be deeply missed. Many have said I'm sorry for your loss. But I want everyone to know, mom has not been lost. She has completed her pilgrim journey that I am still on. I know exactly where she is. And that place is exactly where she has wanted to be for a long time. She is with Jesus. And she is singing "worthy is the lamb that was slain, to receive glory, and honor, and blessing."

Sarah Ann Hobbs

February 1, 1931 - September 22, 2021