A funeral service for Nema D. Bobo, 89 of Newark, will be held at 11 am on Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Utica Church of Christ, 115 N. Central Ave., Utica with Pastor Doug Swan officiating. Burial will follow in South Lawn Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6-8 pm on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Law-Baker Funeral Home, 34 N Main St., Utica, .

Nema passed away peacefully on July 3, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 20, 1928, in Hawks, OH to the late Andrew and Martha (Shifflet) Erwin.

She was a member of the Utica Church of Christ and worked at Watts Restaurant for 26 years specializing in noodles and pie baking. Nema was the oldest of 12 children with 5 sisters and 6 brothers. She loved spending time with family, traveling with her children all over the United States, Hawaii and Mexico. Buckeye football, bird watching and playing cards. She was a friend to anyone who was blessed to know her, Nema's family is comforted to have such a loving angel to watch over them.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Rachel Bobo, daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Mike Davis, Linda Rutter, Brenda and Terry Farley, Diane and Jeff Gockenbach, twelve grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas M. Bobo who passed away May 23, 2000; and son-in-law, Paul Rutter.

The family would like to thank Hospice of Central Ohio and a special thanks to her RN Kim and Caregiver Patty.

Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Central Ohio, P.O. Box 430, Newark, OH, 43058-0430 or Utica Church of Christ, P.O. Box 532, Utica, OH, 43080.

To sign an online guestbook please visit www.law-bakerfuneralhome.com.

Law-Baker Funeral Home, 34 N. Main St., Utica is assisting the family with arrangements.