Windsor Keith Hobbs

Windsor Keith Hobbs was born on July 13th, 1940 to Benjamin Franklin Hobbs and Cleo Spell in Warsaw, NC.

Keith enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time in the outdoors as a young man, which carried over into his life as a devoted father of two sons.
He was very active in their lives, supporting them through the Boy Scouts, swim meets, wrestling matches, and cross country competitions.

Both Vance and Reid became Eagle Scouts in Troop 118 in Charlotte.

Keith attended East Carolina University and was a diehard Pirate fan. He loved to rub it in when they won games over NCSU.

He was also a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, as were both of his boys.

His career in advertising and public relations began with the American Heart Association in Richmond, Virginia.
This led him to Raleigh to work for mortgage lenders Cameron-Brown and First Union in Charlotte; then to the PR firm Leoffler/Ketchum/Mountjoy.
Keith later went on to form his own company, Business Services Associates, where he had a long career helping his clients gain exposure for their products and services.
He also enjoyed a side business as an outdoor writer, and had many articles posted in state and national magazines.

Most importantly, Keith was endlessly devoted to his wife of 58 years.
He was married to Charlotte “Cindy” Eller on July 1, 1967 in Greensboro, NC.

Keith passed peacefully in hospice on the morning of January 24th.

He is survived by his wife Cindy and his two boys; Vance of West Point, VA and Reid of Wilmington, NC as well as sister in-laws Julie Eiwen of Morgan Hill, CA, Melissa Eller of Salisbury, NC, and Susan Nepomuceno of Beaver Dam, VA and had many nieces and nephews.

Adios, friend….. It certainly was quite a party.

Services will be held at 1:30 on Friday, April 10 at Saint Michaels Episcopal Church.
1520 Canterbury Rd Raleigh, NC 27608

A celebration of life will follow from 3:00 to 5 :00 at the Glenwood Grill, 2503-151 Glenwood Ave Raleigh, NC 27608