Funeral services for Mrs. Johnnie Belle Williams Bobbitt will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2026, in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, with Bishop Anthony Mangun officiating. Interment will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery, Verda, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.
Johnnie Belle Williams Bobbitt, a cherished wife, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at the age of 88. Her life was a beautiful testament to love, resilience, and faith, and she touched the hearts of everyone blessed to know her. Throughout her life, she carried with her a warmth that drew people in and a kindness that left them changed.
Johnnie devoted her life to her family. She was the beloved wife of her late husband, Robert T. Bobbitt. She was a proud and loving mother to Darrell Lynn Chandler (deceased); Kathy Kupperschmid (Robert); and Jimmy Layne Chandler (deceased) (David Buriak) and step-mother to Rhonda Bobbitt Vercher, Angela Bobbitt Bennett and Camille Bobbitt Girouard (Kent). She was the most adoring Memaw to her grandchildren, Ariel Hooker, Devin Jackson, and Haley Hennings, and her step-grandchildren, Audrey Stanley, Jessica Stanley Mahana (Josh), Lauren Stanley, Megan Bobbitt, Aubron Thomas, Eric Kupperschmid and Justin Kupperschmid; as well as her five treasured great-grandchildren: Remy Hooker, Mara Hooker, Ingrid Hennings, Roxy Jackson, and Cid Jackson.
Her home was always a safe haven, filled with the smell of her cooking and the comfort of her prayers. She was known for her prowess in the kitchen, always making each visitor a special cake or pie. She loved working in her yard and made it the envy of the neighborhood. She gave selflessly, always putting the needs of others before her own, and she leaves behind a legacy of compassion and unwavering love.
She raised her family in Montgomery, Louisiana, where they were active members of Montgomery Pentecostal Church. In 1994, she married Robert T. Bobbitt, and they made their home in Center, Texas, for more than ten years, where she faithfully served at the First United Pentecostal Church of Center. She later moved to Alexandria, Louisiana, where she was a devoted member of The Pentecostals of Alexandria.
She retired from Walmart in 1994, after more than fifteen years as a District Manager in the Jewelry Department. After moving to Center, Texas, she worked part-time in the school cafeteria.
Those left to mourn are her daughter, Kathy A. Kupperschmid (Robert); her grandchildren, Ariel Jackson Hooker (Andrew), Devin Jackson (Rebecca), Haley Jackson Hennings, Eric Kupperschmid (Diana), and Justin Kupperschmid (Jennifer); sixteen great-grandchildren; her sister, Shirley R. Mabry; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
She is now reunited in Heaven with her beloved parents, John Henry Williams and Ruth Alma Hodnett Williams; her husband, Robert T. Bobbitt; her two sons, Darrell Chandler and Jimmy Chandler; and her sister, Arlene Croom.
She leaves a hole in all our hearts, until we meet again.