Nila Louise Mobbs' Obituary
Nila Mobbs, 69, of Longview, Texas passed away peacefully in her home on August 18, 2020. Nila was born on October 15, 1950 to Nile and Doris Freeman. From the beginning she was a daddy's girl. She grew up in Longview, TX and graduated from Longview High School in 1969. While she started college that was put aside when she married and became a mother. Many years after her own kids were raised she returned to college and graduated from Kilgore College. Nila worked for many years at Honeywell and later at Lone Star Steel.
Nila was mom to two children, Alicia and Jeff Antwiler. In 1983, she reunited with a classmate, Randy Mobbs. Eventually they would be married. The two of them demonstrated what it meant to have an unconditional love for each other. Nila loved her family and enjoyed being Grammy to her four grandchildren.
You could find Nila every morning working on her crossword puzzle and enjoying a cup of coffee. She enjoyed working in the yard and keeping the birds fed. She was welcoming and gracious to all that she met, whether she was working the concession stand for the various activities her children were involved in, opening her home for holiday celebrations or just meeting you out and about. She will be remembered for her warm smile and genuine friendship.
Nila is preceded in death by her father, Nile Freeman of Longview and by her grandmother, Olga Smith of Longview.
Nila is survived by her husband, Randy Mobbs, who stood by her side lovingly for 37 years. She is also survived by her mother, Doris Freeman of Longview, and brothers Robert and Monty of Longview and Westlake, TX, respectively. She is survived by her children Alicia Gladden and Ralph Gladden of Arlington, TX and Jeff and Brigitte Antwiler of Madisonville, LA and grandchildren Kyle, Bryce, Layne and Addison.
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