Bobbitt

Memorial services for Vera Irene Bobbitt, 90, of Smithville will be held Aug. 9 at the chapel of the Webb House. Interment will be at a later date at the National Cemetery on Gallatin Road in Nashville.

Mrs. Bobbitt was born January 21, 1924 in Black Oak, Arkansas.

Vera Irene Bobbitt known to her family as "Mema" and Webb House family as "Bob" passed away at the age of 90 on Aug. 3 in Smithville.

She resided in Memphis for many years, and while there was a volunteer for the Red Cross. In later years she moved to Donelson, where she and her husband, Larry Bobbitt, owned Bobbitt’s Hearing Aid.

She was a member of the Lebanon Road Church of Christ and the Ladies Auxiliary Post 88. She was also a hostess at the Grand Ole Opry for 20 years, a job that she truly loved.

Vera was known and beloved for her flamboyant hats and her snazzy style. She was a friend and a confidante to all with a wonderful sense of humor.

She was the first resident of the new Webb House for the past seven years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C. Mooneyham and Maureen Clyde Henry Mooneyham; her husband, Major Lawrence A. Bobbitt.

She is survived by her devoted daughter, Pat Tatum, husband Larry Tatum; grandsons, Mike Tatum, wife Stephanie, and Mitch Tatum, wife Gina; five great grandchildren, Mackenzie, Will, Zach, Kindal, and Drew, as well as many friends and her Webb House family.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements