Born on May 5, 1892 in Hampton, GA, Emory Marvin Hobbs was 1 of 10 children. The family moved to Lynn Haven in 1910.

Emory Marvin Hobbs married Olla Verne Gay in 1920 and raised 5 children (Emory Gay, Olen Eugene, Anne Margurite, Florida Jane, and Earl Marvin). Togther, the family lived on the water in Parker, FL..

Mr Hobbs worked in the turpine business and then went to work as a bridgebuilder on the old DuPont Bridge (now called the Tyndall Bridge).

He built his first boat in 1944 at Parker Bayou. He continued to build vessels such as the "Clipper", "Gulf Clipper", "Gulf Pride", and "Gulf Prince". Mr Hobbs continued to run his fleet of ships until his health began to decline.

*Click here to see an article from the Panama City News (now known as the News Herald) about Emory Marvin Hobbs .