Bobbi Jean Calloway

Rev. Bobbi Jean Henry (Evans) Calloway, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019.
She was born January 30, 1940 in Greenville, Mississippi to the late Cleopatra Cross Henry Mathis and Clarence Edward Henry Sr. She was the oldest sibling of 9 children. At age 3 Bobbi and her family moved to Chicago IL. They joined Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church where she accepted Christ was baptized as a teen and served the Lord in the choir, taught Sunday School and other ministries. She is preceded in death by her parents; 5 uncles, George, R.C., Eugene, Ruben and Oliver; 2 brothers, Clarence Jr. and Claude Sr. Henry.

Bobbi was married to the late Jeremiah Evans and from that union they bore 2 children Gaynelle and Andre'. She later married Russell Calloway and was the proud stepmother to Cassandra, Yolanda, Russell Jr. and the late Cedrick Calloway.

Bobbi later relocated to Louisville, KY, where she joined First Baptist Church of Jeffersontown and sang in the choir. Later, she joined First Gethsemane Baptist Church where she served faithfully until her health began to fail. Bobbi served as a choir member, trustee, Sunday School Teacher, Prison/Jail Ministry, prayer, Women's Ministry, Committed Achievers and wherever the Lord called her. Bobbi answered the call to preach in 2006 and was licensed under Pastor Dr. T. Vaughn Walker, where she served as an associate minister. She was instrumental in the start of the Bible Studies Group at Bishop Lane Plaza and reaching the unchurched.

Bobbi retired from University of Louisville Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine in 2005. She was the Assistant Director for the foreign exchange students from Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua. She was a champion for education having her only regret, not completing her own education for Teaching. She was however a teacher in many ways. She was lovingly known as "The Genius" in the family and could run circles around anyone in Jeopardy!

Bobbi is survived by 2 children, Gaynelle (Randy) Blye, Andre Evans; 2 grandchildren, Sherod (Da'Shina) Evans and Shenelle (Wes) Hinton; 6 great-grandchildren, Jeriel, Jamiah, Alyvia, Jedidiah, Azaria and Xiyanna; her 3 sisters, DyeAnn (Charles) Foree, Dorothy Hill, Maxine Rice; 3 brothers, Alvin (Carol) Henry, Jerome Henry, Michael (Renee) Wells; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and a number of other loving relatives and close friends and all those that knew her as "Mom" and "Grammy".

Affirmations close to Bobbi's heart: "We cannot settle for part-time fellowship with God"

Visitation will be 3 to 5 pm Sunday, January 20, 2019 at First Gethsemane Baptist Church, 1159 Algonquin Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40208, with a celebration of Bobbi's life at 5pm.

Memorials may be made to First Gethsemane Baptist Church Senior Ministries "Committed Achievers".

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