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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2016
OBITUARIES
IMPOUNDMENT
13089
A male Amstaff mix
#13089 has been impounded
at the Oregon Coast Humane
Society.
Call 541-997-4277 or stop
by the shelter at 2840
Rhododendron Drive to
claim.
Visit OCHS on the web at
florencehumane.org.
He died in the arms of his
husband of 22 years, Kevin M.
Bass, at their home.
Randy was born in Pasadena,
Calif., to Jack and Beverly
Morse. Beverly later married
Harold Hobby, who then adopt-
ed Randy.
Randy worked for the U.S.
Postal Service for 33 years as a
letter carrier in Redmond, Ore.
In 2013, he retired and, two
years later, returned to
Florence, where he had always
said his heart was.
Randy and Kevin traveled
extensively and raised West
Highland Terriers. Randy col-
lected vacuum cleaners and had
a large collection. Randy lived
with a strong faith in the Lord,
taught Sunday School for many
years and loved praise worship
services.
Randy and Kevin were mar-
ried privately with just an offi-
cial and gardeners as witnesses,
and so was Randy buried at
Sunset Cemetery with just
Kevin and cemetery staff.
They both believed that
some things in their lives were
private moments.
Randy is survived by his
husband Kevin Bass; his moth-
er, Beverly Hobby; a sister,
Heidi Hobby; and a brother,
Chris Hobby, all of central
Oregon; and five brothers and
sisters from his birth father’s
second marriage, all of whom
live in Washington.
Thanks needs to be given to
the hospice staff that comforted
Randy and supported Kevin
during Randy’s last weeks at
home.
A special thanks also needs
to be given to Jim Welborn, a
caregiver who flew out from
Wilton Manors in Florida to
help. Jim’s praise songs and
support was of great comfort to
Randy. Jim’s father, a Baptist
minister, would call often to
pray with Randy from North
Carolina.
A celebration of Randy’s life
will be held Sunday, Aug. 14, at
the family home in Glenada.
Burns’s Riverside Funeral
Home handled all burial
requests.
MOSBY—Merritt C. Mosby,
82, formerly of Florence, passed
away April 25, 2016, in
Modesto,
Calif.
Merritt
was
born
April
27,
1933, in San
Francisco,
Calif.
He was a
U.S.
Marine
Merritt Mosby
who served
with honor in the Korean War,
and a proud American patriot
(he bled red, white and blue).
Merritt retired from trucking
in 1988 and is the founder of
two successful businesses: Ms.
Carita, Inc., in Livermore
Calif., and Safetruck, Inc., in
Verdi, Nev.
He was husband and best
friend to Carita Mosby for 61
years; a father, grandfather,
great-grandfather and family
patriarch.
In Florence, Merritt and
Carita attended the Florence
Nazarene Church and the
Patterson Covenant Church
while visiting family in
Patterson, Calif.
Merritt was very active in his
community as a member of the
Elks,
American
Legion,
Disabled American Veterans
and Veterans of Foreign Wars,
a Lifetime member of the
Korean
War
Veterans
Association, a member of the
Kilroy Corps of the Oregon
Coast Military Museum, for-
mer National President of the
American Coach Chapter of
Family
Motor
Coach
Association and Past President
of both NorCal and Northwest
Chapters of the American
Coach Association.
Merritt is survived by his
wife, Carita Mosby; three
children, five grandchildren,
five great-grandchildren, one
brother, one sister and a host
of good friends and cowork-
ers.
Merritt touched so many
and he will surely be missed.
A memorial service and cel-
ebration of his life will be held
Saturday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m.,
at the Florence Elks Lodge.
An additional service will
be held with honors at the San
Joaquin National Cemetery.
You can donate in Merritt’s
name to: St. Jude’s Children’s
Hospital, 501 St Jude Place,
Memphis, TN 38105.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
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DOBSON —Charles
“Chuck” Dobson, of Florence,
53, died after
a two-year
fight with
cancer
at
O H S U
Hospital in
Portland,
Ore.
Chuck is
survived
by
Charles
his
family:
Dobson
Kelli, wife of
25 years; his sons Bradley, 28,
and Dustin, 27; his daughter,
Elizabeth, 21; his granddaugh-
ter Keirstyn, 3; his mother,
Theresa; his sisters Michelle
and Debbie; and several nieces
and nephews.
Chuck was born Jan. 3,
1963, in San Diego, Calif., to
Michael Dobson Sr. and
Theresa Maxwell.
He graduated from Balboa
High School in the Panama
Canal Zone in 1981. He
returned to San Diego and start-
ed working at an import spe-
cialty dealership. He worked at
several other shops until he met
Kelli Melton in 1987.
Chuck and Kelli started their
family in 1988 with the birth of
Bradley. They then moved to
Portland, Ore., and had their
second child, Dustin, exactly
one year later. Chuck worked
at Clarks Honda for many
years.
They later had their daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, in 1995.
The family moved to
Florence in 1997 to get out of
the fast-city lifestyle.
Chuck worked at Siuslaw
Auto and Towing, where he
specialized in transmissions
and vehicle recovery. In 2009,
he started working at Toby
Murry Toyota in Newport, Ore.
Chuck loved his family, all
of his animals and especially
his beloved granddaughter.
Chuck loved to help people.
He would give you the shirt off
his back if he thought you
needed it more.
He loved to fish, build race-
cars, walk on the beach and
work in his garage.
A celebration of his life is
scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 14,
at Thousand Trails Park Lodge,
05010 South Jetty Road, from
1:30 to 4 p.m.
For details, contact Kelli
Dobson. All are welcome to
attend and celebrate Chuck’s
life.
Flowers and condolences
may be sent to 2388 24th St.,
Florence, Ore., 97439.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home is in
charge of all arrangements.
HOBBY—Randall
Lee
Hobby, 61, of Florence, passed
away on
his birth-
day, July 7,
2016, after
a
brief
seven-
week battle
with can-
cer,
22
days
of Randall Hobby
w h i c h
were spent in battles with his
insurance company for testing
and treatments.