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Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Hobley, Alan |
Other Names |
Charles Alan Hobley C. Alan Hobley |
Born |
April 19, 1900 |
Birthplace |
Barrie, Ontario |
Deceased |
Aug. 7, 1981 |
Deceased |
Walkerton, Ontario |
Father |
John Neale Hobley |
Mother |
Mary Elizabeth Deans |
Spouse |
Erma Frances Webb, (m. June 16, 1925) |
Children |
Ross Alan (1927-1999) |
Education |
Ontario College of Pharmacy (1920) |
Occupation |
C. Alan Hobley was born in Barrie. During the First World War he served a brief term with the Royal Air Force (regimental number 272825) in 1918, before graduating at age 20 from the Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1920. After graduating he and his wife moved to Toronto, where he worked in drug stores. Hobley came to Walkerton in early 1928 and purchased the pharmacy then operated by Mel Grieg. Hobley operated the pharmacy until 1965 when his son Ross took over the business. After retirement, he and his wife travelled extensively and as a camera enthusiast created slide presentations of their travels. Hobley ran the camera department within the pharmacy for many years. |
Places |
Barrie, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Walkerton, Ontario |
Titles & Honours |
Member of Walkerton Lawn Bowling Club Past President of Walkerton Golf & Country Club 1959-60 Treasurer and Auditor of Walkerton Branch 102, Royal Canadian Legion Boad Member of Public School Board Past Master of Saugenn Masonic Lodge 1944 Past President of Walkerton Rotary Club 1949 |
Sources |
Sources: Charles Alan Hobley. Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1927 for Charles Alan Hobley, Simcoe 1890-1906. ancestry.ca "Alan Hobley". UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records 1918-1940 Charles Alan Hobley-Erma Frances Webb, Ontario marriage registration 018525, Barrie, Simcoe County. ancestry.ca. "Alan Hobley, A Walkerton Druggist Many Years, Dies" obituary, Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection. "Charles Alan Hobley". Find a Grave Memorial 210148580. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210148580/charles-alan-hobley. Accessed September 2023 "Local Drug Store Sold", The Walkerton Herald, March 22, 1928, Vol.70 No.11 |
