William Henry Hobson III, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and Asheville, N.C. died Saturday (May 23, 2009) after a short illness at his home. Born in Salisbury, N.C., he was the son of the late Edwin Morris Hobson and Helen Sumner Hobson. He graduated from the Citadel in Charleston, S.C. in 1956. He went to work for Raymond Concrete and Pile in Virginia and New York prior to founding his own company, Hobson Construction Company in Arden, North Carolina. He was extremely active in the Association of General Contractors (AGC), President of North Carolina Society of Engineers as well as many other related associations. He donated to many charities including the Eliada Home for Children and The Spirit of South Carolina (South Carolina Maritime Heritage Foundation). He was preceded in death by his brother, Edwin Morris Hobson, sisters Anne Morehead Hobson-Murdoch, and Sophie Sumner Hobson-Mulligan. Survivors include his wife Barbara Brown-Hobson, whom he married in 1983; daughters Elizabeth Hobson-Kunz, Columbus OH, Mary Helen Hobson, San Diego, CA and Lynn Hobson-Kelly, Los Angeles, CA, stepchildren Cynthia Keller and Jeffery Keller, Mt. Pleasant, SC, Chuck Macdonald, Denver, CO, Susan Macdonald, Asheville, NC, Lisa Macdonald, Charlotte, SC and two grandchildren, Benjamin Kunz, and Ava Kelly. Arrangements are entrusted to Stuhr Funeral Home of Mt Pleasant, SC. The family will honor Bill’s request for a private service. In lieu of flowers, Bill requested that memorial contributions in memory of him be sent to Eliada Home for Children, Eliada Homes, Inc., 2 Compton Drive, P.O. Box 16708, Asheville, NC 28816 (www.eliada.org). Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths. Tags: 1953
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