Name: Benjamin Franklin Dobbins Gender: Male Birth Date: 23 Jan 1927 Birth Place: Progress, Gilmer, West Virginia Father: George Dobbins Mother: Haley Duley Dobbins FHL Film Number: 808257 Name: Ben Franklin Dobbins Race: White Age: 18 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Perkins Gilmer, West Virginia, USA Birth Date: 23 Jan 1927 Residence Place: Orton, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA Registration Date: 23 Jan 1945 Employer: Unemployed Weight: 175 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Height: 6 2 Next of Kin: Hallie L Dobbins Name: Ben F Dobbins Birth Year: 1927 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: West Virginia State of Residence: West Virginia Enlistment Date: 26 Apr 1945 Enlistment State: West Virginia Enlistment City: Huntington Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: General farmers Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 01 Weight: 010 Benjamin “Ben” Dobbins, 89, of Grafton, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange following a lengthy illness. Ben was born on January 23, 1927 in Perkins, West Virginia. He resided in Grafton more than fifty years. He worked as a slitter operator at Independent Steel in Valley City for more than twenty years. Ben retired from Independent Steel in 1992. He was a long time member of Midway Baptist Church in Elyria. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and listening to blue grass music. Most of all he loved spending time with his family. Ben is survived by his wife of 64 years, Bernice (nee Moss); three daughters, Karen Nicholas (Bob) of Grafton, Linda Hardman (Nelson) of Grafton and Donna Engler (Eddie) of New London; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one brother Zair Dobbins of Grafton and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents George and Hallie (nee Duelley) Dobbins; one grandchild, Tammy; one sister, Melissie and three brothers, Orden, Lambert and Oval “Tiny”. The family will receive friends Monday, January 2, 2017 from 6-9pm at Midway Baptist Church, 41812 Griswold Rd., Elyria. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 3 at 10:00am at the church. Pastors Charles Keesee and Rick Keesee will co-officiate. Burial will follow at River Road Cemetery in LaGrange Township. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Midway Baptist Church. Liston Funeral Home, North Ridgeville is serving the family.