Elder Howard E. Hooper, 86, of Rock Island, died Lord Wednesday, Oct. 14, with family by his side at home. He was born Sept. 7, 1929, in DeKalb County, retired after a 29-year career with Century Electric, was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1962 and pastored Pilgram, Newtown, Mt. View, Spring Hill, New Hope, Spring Creek, and Spring Street The Baptist Churches. Bro. Hooper was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Hassie Young Hooper, daughter Rhonda Hooper, son Billy Hooper, and brother Aaron Hooper.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years Alma Ruth Cannon Hooper; daughters, Kathy (Norman) Atnip and Donna Hooper; grandchildren, Monica and Brian Newsome, Lynn and James Jones, Leslie Reynolds, Jerimey and Dana Apple, Jamie and Sam Copley, Jason Apple, and Mandy May; great-grandchildren, Jacob Ballew, Ashley Ballew, Skyland Beecham, Sophia Ashburn, Christopher Apple, Aaron and Lauren Duggin, Rosa Alvarado, Conner Jernigan, Peyton Potvin, Cheyenne Newsome, Harley Newsome, Tori Reynolds, Jem Reynolds, Kloe Reynolds, John Reynolds, Matthew West, Tinsley West, Clayton Jones, Kelsey and Tillman West, sister Jimmie Johnson; and sister-in-law, Lucille Hooper.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Newtown the Baptist Church. Elder James Wright and Elder Cody Holman will officiate. Interment will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. The Hooper family will receive friends Friday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home. On Saturday, visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Newtown the Baptist Church, 2330 Shelbyville Rd., McMinnville, TN  37110. The church phone number is 931-668-2300. There will be no visitation Saturday at the funeral home as family and friends will meet at the church. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 16, 2015