PATRICIA HOBBY: Abingdon Town Council pays tribute (From Oxford Mail)

PATRICIA HOBBY: Abingdon Town Council pays tribute

6:47pm Wednesday 7th July 2010 in

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ABINGDON Town Council has been flying its flag at half mast following the death of former mayor Patricia Hobby.

In a statement, the council said: “It is with great sadness that Abingdon Town Council announce the Patrcia’s death. She has been a member of the town council since 2003 and was Mayor of Abingdon from May 2009 to May 2010. The Town Flag on Abingdon County Hall was flown at half-mast as a mark of respect.”

She died at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford on Monday, aged 67.

The mother-of-two was well known for her commitment to the Abingdon in Bloom contest.