A Mass of Christian Burial for Bobbie Lane LeBlanc Tinker, 65, will be held at 1:00PM on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church with Fr. Wayne Duet officiating. Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home in Abbeville at 2600 Charity Street on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM. The Rosary will be prayed at 7:00PM. Visitation will resume Thursday, December 2, 2010 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM. Interment will immediately follow at the LeBlanc Cemetery of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church at 3507 Bares Road off Highway 339. We will then return to the church Parish Center for a celebration of Bobbies life. A devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend Mrs. Tinker died in an automobile accident Sunday, November 28, 2010, at the age of 65. Bobbie always held God at the center of her life. Everyone she met was touched by her unfaltering faith and sincere joy. We were blessed with the grace of her loving, generous spirit. We hope to continue to live out the values she modeled for us. To know Bobbie was to know one of Christs angels on earth. There was not a soul left un-embraced by her kindness. Throughout her life, Bobbie ministered in many ways and in many places, including the Christian Community of Gods Delight in Dallas, Texas. Her passion for service defined her daily life. She lived out this passion within her local community through Hospice Care, Eucharistic Ministry to the Sick, Prayer Group, Bible Study, Marriage Preparation, and Marriage Enrichment. Most recently, Bobbie worshipped with the community of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Erath. Bobbie Lane was born in Abbeville, Louisiana to Robert and Helen LeBlanc on November 25, 1945. She married Joseph Barton Tinker on August 12, 1964, enjoying 46 years of marital love together. They have four children and nine grandchildren. She is survived by her husband Joseph Tinker; daughter Adrienne Wright and husband Tim of Dallas and their children Maria, Timothy, Erin and Benjamin; son Robert Tinker and wife Kumiko of Dallas and their children Raemi and Taro; daughter Kathryn Vega and husband Adrian of Tyler and their children Avery and Della Lane; son Jonathan Tinker and wife Christina of San Antonio and their son Alexander. She is also survived by her father Robert LeBlanc of Abbeville; sister Denise Ziegler and husband John of Oklahoma City, sister Donna Thibodeaux and her children Courtney Thibodeaux and fiance Ron Dore; Brooks Thibodeaux and his daughters Kennedi and Cohyn; and Brittlyn Thibodeaux, all of Erath. She was also survived by her aunts and uncles Ruby Billiau, Eula LaPlace, Laura LaPlace, Ophelia Fee & Pervis Pee Wee Meaux; Gertrude LeBlanc, Shirley & O.P. Ditch; and her brothers and sisters in law and their families: Kay & Charlie Chapin, Tony & Kathleen Tinker, Stephen & Bella Tinker, Theresa & Robert Schutz, and Michael & Karen Tinker. She was preceded in death by her mother, Helen LeBlanc and her Uncles George Buster LaPlace, Paul Boo LaPlace, Joseph Nat Miguez, and Edward June LeBlanc. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Youth Ministry to continue Gods work among the next generation. Bobbie loved to remind her children: We are all an exiled people. Heaven is our true home. We are all on a spiritual journey back to our homeland, heaven. She simply made it home sooner than we were ready. David Funeral Home of Abbeville at 2600 Charity St. (337)893-3777 will be handling the arrangements.
