Obituary EAST PEORIA--Walter Fletcher Hobbs, 89, of Fairview, TX, formerly of East Peoria, died at 8:45 PM, on Friday, October 13, 2006 at Lexington Park Assisted Living Home in Dallas, TX. He was born on September 13, 1917 in Champaign, Illinois to John Grant and Bertha Ann Cannon Hobbs. He married Cecelia Charlotte Bailey on July 27, 1940 in Peoria, IL. She preceded him in death on September 22, 2004. Surviving is his daughter, Candice (Rick) Cashen of Fairview, TX; a granddaughter, Chanda Cashen of Houston, TX; a grandson, Cordt (Laura) Cashen of Pearland, TX; and his great grandson, Canon Cashen of Pearland, TX. He was a tool designer for Caterpillar, Tractor, where he worked for 43 years. He was a member of the Mohammed Shriners of Peoria, the Peoria Scottish Rite Consistory, the Hilton Masonic Lodge of East Peoria, the Mohammed Temple Oriental Band, the East Peoria Park Board Treasurer, the East Peoria Police and Fire Commission, Riverview Assisted Living Citizens Council Treasurer, and Boy Scout Leader. He was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in East Peoria. A committal service will be held at 10 AM on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at the Swan Lake Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel in Peoria. The Rev. Dr. Alan Newhall will officiate.