James Ross was born on January 30, 1938, in Cartersville, Georgia, to the late Mr. Warren H. Hobgood and Mrs. Etta Louise Hobgood.
James Ross grew up in Cartersville and attended Cartersville and Cass schools, eventually graduating from Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee. He spent forty three years as a commercial truck driver, seeing forty seven of the fifty states. James Ross was always athletic, playing ball from the time he was young, where he earned the nickname 'Hoss.' He actively participated in multiple sports, including football, baseball, and soccer. Sports played a big part in his family life, as well, as he always loved playing and watching sports with his children and grandchildren. He also loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. He always loved his animals, as well, especially his dog, Murphy.
James Ross is preceded in death by his parents; his infant sister, Charlotte Ann; his brother, Harold Hobgood; his favorite brother-in-law, Jimmy Wheeler; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins also precede James Ross in passing.
He is survived by his loving wife of sixty years, Shirley Mullinax Hobgood. He is also survived by his three children, Renee' (Darrell) Noble, Jimmy (Leah) Hobgood, and Tracy (Bill) Woods; his sister, Carolyn Hobgood Wheeler, and his brother, Larry (Marilyn) Hobgood; his four grandchildren, Sam (Jahna) Hobgood, Chloe Hobgood, Claire Woods, and Jacob Woods.
A Celebration of Life Service to honor James Ross's life will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at three thirty in the afternoon in the chapel of Owen Funeral Home with family and friends sharing eulogies and fond memories of James Ross.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from two o'clock in the afternoon until the service hour.
Please visit www.owenfunerals.com to leave fond memories of James Ross, as well as expressions of sympathy and condolences for his family.
Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Drive, Cartersville, Georgia, 30120, is honored to have been entrusted with the arrangements for Mr. James Ross Hobgood.
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