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Hobson Sneed Lewis, age 95 a resident of Washington, died Friday, May 1, 2026, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home – Kernersville.

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    Hobson Sneed Lewis, age 95 a resident of Washington, died Friday, May 1, 2026, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home - Kernersville.

    A graveside service with military honors will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Oakdale Cemetery with Pastor Jim Reed officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington.

    Hobson was born on March 30, 1931, in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, to the late Durward Hobson Lewis and Hazel Estelle Sneed Lewis. He was a 1950 graduate of Central High School in Jackson, MS and had an associate degree from Beaufort County Community College. On Nov. 26, 1951, he married Nancy Lee Howard, who preceded him in death. Hobson served 21 years in the US Navy and retired in 1991 as a nursing home administrator, serving Williamston, Plymouth, and Tarboro. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents and wife, Hobson was also preceded in death by his daughter, Kitty Renee Waters, sister, Dorothy Jean Schutz, his granddaughter, Jennifer Marie Waters and grandchild, Holly Denise Waters.

    Survivors include his daughters, Debra Sue Williams of Kernersville and Cynthia Jean Lilley of Williamston, grandson, Christopher Lewis Seighman.

    In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Asbury Methodist Church, 88 N. Asbury Church Road, Washington, NC 27889.

    Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Lewis family.
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