Hettie Joy Mobley, 85, of Golden, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on Friday,
September 18, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. With those she loved holding
her close, Hettie quietly left this earthly life and went home to the greatest family reunion
of all.
A celebration of Hettie’s life will be held Sunday, September 20, at Senter Funeral Home
in Fulton, Mississippi. Brother Kerry Lee Peden will officiate. Visitation will be from noon until
2:00 p.m., with the service to follow. Burial will be in Holly Springs Cemetery in Hodges, AL.
Hettie was born March 5, 1941, in Bexar, Alabama, to William and Edna (Lann) King.
She grew up learning the values that would guide her entire life: faith, family, hard work,
honesty, and kindness. Those values became more than lessons to Hettie—they
became the way she lived and the legacy she left to her children and grandchildren.
Hettie met her husband, David Mobley of Vina, Alabama, in Waukegan, Illinois.
Together, they began building the family that would become the center of Hettie’s world.
In 1967, they moved to Mississippi, where they purchased a farm, grew their family, and
built a life grounded in hard work, perseverance, and love. Hettie and David raised their
children with the same values they had been taught, and those values continue to live
on in the generations that followed.
Hettie was a strong woman in every sense of the word. She knew how to work hard,
how to make do, and how to keep going when life was difficult. No hardship could easily
discourage her. She was the kind of woman who could put her hands to almost
anything. She was a talented gardener, cook, and seamstress, and she took great pride
in caring for her family.
Early in her Mississippi years, Hettie put her sewing skills to work at Blue Bell Overall
Company, where she worked on Wrangler jeans. She later worked for Cooper Tire in
Tupelo, where she eventually retired.
But work, as important as it was to Hettie, was never what mattered most. Her greatest
joy was her family. She cherished time spent with her children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren, and she treasured the fellowship of her Salem Church family. To
Hettie, family was not simply something you were born into—it was something you
loved, cared for, stood beside, and never stopped being there for.
She had a way of showing her love through the things she did: a meal prepared with
care, something carefully sewn, a garden tended with patience, a helping hand when it
was needed, or simply being there. She may not have always said a lot, but her life
spoke clearly. She taught those around her what it meant to be dependable, honest,
hardworking, and kind.
Hettie leaves behind a family who will carry her memory in countless ways. She is
survived by her sister, Linda King; her four children, William Keith Mobley and Ronald
David Mobley, both of Golden; Joyce Ann Booth and her husband, Jerry, of Tremont;
and Laura Joy Orr and her husband, Butch, of Golden; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, David; her sisters, Lula Fawcett
and Sally Newborn; and two grandchildren, William Keith Mobley II and Justin Mobley.
Pallbearers will be Houston, Ethan, Jaxon, Ben, David, and Butch.
Hettie’s hands may no longer be tending her garden, preparing a family meal, or
stitching something together, but the work of her life is far from finished. It lives on in her
children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and all those who were fortunate enough
to know her.
She leaves behind more than memories. She leaves behind a family shaped by her
strength, a faith strengthened by her example, and a legacy built on love.
And while her family feels the deep sorrow of saying goodbye, there is comfort in
knowing that Hettie has simply gone ahead of them. After a lifetime of loving and caring
for her family here on earth, she has finally arrived at the greatest family reunion of all.
