HOBBS, III, Horton Holcombe 71, of Fleetwood, North Carolina and formerly of Springfield, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday morning, August 29, 2016. He was born in Gainesville, Florida on December 17, 1944, the son of the late Horton H. Hobbs Jr. and Georgia Cates (Blunt) Hobbs. He was a Professor of Biology and former department chair at Wittenberg University. He received a BA in biology from the University of Richmond (1967), an MS in zoology from Mississippi State University (1969), and a PhD in zoology/limnology from Indiana University in 1973, and joined Wittenberg's faculty in 1976, retiring in 2012. He is a Fellow of the Explorers Club, a Fellow and Honorary Life Member of the National Speleological Society, a Fellow and Past-President of the Ohio Academy of Science, and member of the Cave Research Foundation. He served on the Boards of Directors/Trustees of the American Cave Conservation Association, the Cave Conservancy of the Virginias, the Karst Waters Institute, and the Ohio Academy of Science. He was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Susan (Krantz) Hobbs in 2009. Survivors include his two children, Heather (Mark) Killion of Avon, Indiana and Horton H. (Lori) Hobbs IV of Springfield; his companion and friend of the past four years, Linda Marsh of Fleetwood, NC; four grandchildren, Andrew and Patrick Killion and Caitlyn and Courtney Hobbs; a sister, Nina (Tom) Singleton of Brattleboro, Vermont; and several nieces and nephews. A service in celebration of Horton's life will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Speleological Society, 6001 Pulaski Place, Huntsville, AL, 35810-1122 or nss@caves.org.