John A. Mobley 1948-2021

He was born Nov. 29, 1948, in Youngstown, to John Amzi and H. Ruth Donnelly Mobley. He graduated from South High School in 1967 in Youngstown.

John retired from the Air Force after 20 years of military service, and from Cobb EMC in Marietta, after 23 years of service. John received his associate degree in applied science from Southern Polytechnic Institute, and a bachelor of science degree in occupational education with a specialization in electrical systems from Wayland Baptist University.

In 1970, John married Cheryl Aline Wagner and they had two children. In 1984, John married Mary Ruth Gould, and they remained married for 36 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Amzi and H. Ruth Donnelly Mobley; brothers, Fred “Skip” Bennett and Keith Turner; sister, Dianne Mobley; and sons, Stanley Gould, Steven Gould and Llewellyn Gould.

John is survived by his beloved wife, Mary; daughters, Ebony Annette Mobley and Gigi Winston (Stacey); sons, John Abdul Muhammad (Christina Joseph) and Christopher Gould; two grandsons, John Amir Muhammad and Emmanuel Kadir Muhammad; plus 16 additional grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews; and a host of in-laws and extended family.

John’s funeral service was held Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at Hanley-Shelton Funeral Home in Marietta, Ga. (www.hanley-shelton.com/obituary/John-Mobley). A private military burial followed in Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, on Monday, March 1, 2021.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Chestene Carter Memorial Scholarship at https://app.securegive.com/stjamesumc/st-james-umc/donate/category.

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