Arletta ‘Letty’ Hubbard, 89, of Greenville,died on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at Carlyle Healthcare and Senior Living.
A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Smithboro Baptist Church, 210 E. 4th Street.Burial will be at Duncan Cemetery, at a later date. The family is being assisted by Assalley-Young Funeral Home in Greenville.
Mrs. Hubbard was born on Oct. 29, 1933, in Smithboro, to Grover Cleveland and Lillie Ann (Dunn) Linton at the family home. She married Harold Charles Hubbard in Pocahontas, AR, on Oct. 8, 1951, and he preceded her in death on June 7, 1975.
Mrs. Hubbard was a giving person. Anyone who knew her or worked with her knew this to be true. She was everyone’s “mom” and fed anyone who entered her home, whether it was mealtime or not - you just didn’t leave hungry.
The family traveled, via the United States Military, to various states and countries before settling in the area and living in Greenville for 55 years. Mrs. Hubbard was a homemaker, raising her family, until the death of her husband. She then went to work as a secretary, for two different chiefs of police in Greenville. Mrs. Hubbard attended the First Christian Church, until her health precluded her from attending on a regular basis.
Mrs. Hubbard is survived by sons, Randy (Sara A.) Hubbard of Greenville, Rusty (Cheryl) Hubbard of Vandalia and Robert (Debbie A) Hubbard of Highland; daughters, Vicki L. Evans of Valley Springs, CA, and Kimberly (Mike) Johnson of Pocatello, ID; and a host of grandchildren; great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and six sisters.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Smithboro Baptist Church, 210 E. 4th St., Smithboro, IL 62284. Condolences may be left online at www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com.
