Oliver Cornelius Dobbs, Sr.
Biographical Sketch On The Life Of O.C. Dobbs
Oliver C. Dobbs was born in Coosa
County, Ala., April 29, 1875; He was married twice. His first wife was
Susie B. McCaleb who died, and then he married Annie B. Burleson. He
fathered ten children. He was baptized by
Virgil E. Randolph in 1896. He began preaching in Tuscaloosa County,
Alabama in 1902. He attended Nashville Bible School studying under the
tutelage of David Lipscomb and
James A. Harding. Some of the places he
preached were Winters, Texas, 1903; Fayette, Alabama; and Birmingham,
Alabama. He was involved in some religious debates: Dobbs-Roberson,
Primitive Baptist; Dobbs-Self, Methodist; Dobbs-Raburn. He did radio
work in Greenville, Alabama and Bessemer, Alabama. In his life he
supported himself while preaching by farming and in the early 50s
manufacturing the Famous Dobbs Truss. In the 1952 issue of Preachers of
Today he stated, "I am now, as you will see, past seventy-seven and am
more active in thought than I was in my younger days,I can preach with
more ease than ever before. I have never compromised TRUTH with error; I
never expect to."
-These points were noted in the 1952 issue of
Preachers Of Today, edited by Batsell Barrett Baxter and M. Norvel
Young, The Christian Press c.1952 page 100, 101
Location of Grave
O.C. Dobbs
is buried in Fayette County, Alabama in the New River Church of Christ
Cemetery. It is about 10 miles
southeast of Winfield, and about 10 miles due east of Fayette. The closest
township is the little community of Hubbertville about 3 mile northwest.
From Birmingham: travel northwest on Hwy. 78 through Jasper. The new
Corridor X is being completed that links Memphis, Tennessee and
Birmingham, Alabama. So, part
of the way can be traveled on Corridor X and part of the way is on Hwy.
78. When you get to the little community of Elderidge turn left on Hwy. 13
and head south ten miles to Hwy. 102. (It will be the next stop sign).
Turn right on Hwy 102 and head toward Fayette about 6.7 miles. You will come
to County Road 53 that goes to your left at the top of a hill. DO NOT turn there.
Go on to the bottom of the hill and County Road 53 will turn to the right. Turn
right on County Rd. 53 and go about 4 miles. You will come to County Road
49 that goes Left and Right. On the left corner is the New River
Church of Christ. The cemetery is just the other side of it.
Standing in the parking lot of the church building looking at the
cemetery, all of the graves of the preachers listed on this page will be
toward the front and on your left within 25 feet of each other.
Also Buried At New River Are The Following Gospel Preachers
Jeremiah
Randolph
Virgil
E. Randolph
J.M.
Wade
John
T. McCaleb