Hobgood, Frank P., Jr., 1872-1950

Frank P. Hobgood, 77, died at his home on Richardson Road after an illness of several months. A lawyer, he initially practiced in Greensboro but moved to Reidsville in 1938 where he became a community leader. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church, founder and first president of the Reidsville Executives Club, a former grand master of North Carolina Masons and a trustee of Wake Forest College.

Frank P. Hobgood. Born 1872, Oxford, Granville County, N.C.; parents, Franklin P. Hobgood and Mary Ann Hobgood. Education: Wake Forest College, A.B. 1983; George Washington University, LL.B. 1898. Licensed to practice 1898; member of law firm Hobgood & Ward. Church affiliation: Baptist; married Kate Haigh November 1, 1932.

Source: The Greensboro Bar, 1939