Phyllis Jeanne Arbuckle Hobson

Phyllis Jeanne Arbuckle Hobson passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Monday, September 14, 2020 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Hartford, Illinois, she was the fourth child of Robert and Bernice Arbuckle, delivered at home with the help of her Aunt Carrie. Growing up, she enjoyed, beating the boys at marbles, playing tennis, golf, and driving her Nash Metropolitan convertible. She was the only female from her H.S. graduating class to go to college, attending Washington University and Forest Park. She married Phil Hobson in 1961 and started their family in Carrollton, Illinois. In 1965, she and her family moved to College Station, Texas. She began working in real estate in 1966. Two years later, in 1968 she obtained her Broker’s license and, with her business partner, Marge Freund, started Home Finder Realty in College Station. Always an innovator, she built Home Finder Realty into a company that would provide a full range of real estate services. Over the next several years, she grew her business and opened additional real estate offices in Bryan and Conroe, adding property management and a construction company along the way. In the early 1980’s, she began to focus more on property development and developed several subdivisions in the College Station area including Villa Forest and Nantucket. Giving back to the community was always a priority for her. Constantly fundraising and working with local charities, her efforts culminated in 1978 where she and her real estate colleagues raised enough money to warrant a trip to Las Vegas to personally hand a check to Jerry Lewis during the National MDA telethon. She was a strong proponent of the real estate industry. In 1971, she served as the President of the Bryan College Station Board of Realtors where she was instrumental in designing and implementing the MLS (Multiple Listing Service). She also served as a State Director for the Texas Association of Realtors for 8 years and was one of the organizers, and a charter director, of the Bryan College Station Better Business Bureau where she served for 5 years. In addition to her passion for Real Estate, she enjoyed traveling to the eastern coast of the U.S., the Texas coast and loved lake activities, particularly boating. But most of all, she enjoyed her friends and family. She considered her greatest achievement her four children, fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren with two on the way. She is survived by her daughter, Jeanne Kubacak and husband Lawrence, daughter Vicki Powers and husband Billy, son Joe Hobson, and son Jeff Hobson and wife Shana and their families. Preceded in death by her parents, sister Peggy Arbuckle, brother Richard Arbuckle and brother Robert Arbuckle and wife Pat. A graveside service will be held Oct. 3rd at 11am at Hopewell Cemetery, Normangee, TX. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the the Montgomery United Methodist Church https://www.mumctex.org/give or MD Anderson Center https://www.mdanderson.org/donors-volunteers/donate.html .

Phyllis Jeanne Arbuckle Hobson

April 24, 1937 - September 14, 2020