Hooks obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Hooks, John Quince, Jr.          7 Mar 2007    Mar 2007    Jerry Nelson
Hooks, Wilma Garrison Mattel    24 Jan 2011    Jan 2011    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  3/7/2007

HOOKS, JOHN QUINCE, JR.
A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge on
Friday, March 2, 2007. He was 50 and a native of Independence. Visiting at
Winnfield Funeral Home, 7221 Plank Road, on Thursday, March 8, from 1 p.m.
until religious service at 8 p.m. Dismissal at 11 a.m. Friday. Interment in
Winnfield Memorial Park, with the Rev. Ken Watson Sr. officiating. John
leaves to cherish his memory two sons, Quincy John Hooks and Torrey James
Hooks; two stepdaughters, Barbara Jean McGee and Carissa Davis; mother,
Jessie Kelly; siblings, Diana Hooks, Ira Hooks, Shane Hooks, Denise Hooks,
Kendra Brumfield and John David Hooks; and a host of nieces, nephews and
cousins. Preceded in death by his father, John Q. Hooks Sr.; and brother,
John Quincy Burton. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  1/24/2011

HOOKS, WILMA GARRISON MATTEL "IRIS"
Iris was born on a farm in Watson on Nov. 11, 1917, the daughter of John 
Sidney and Maybelle Fore Garrison. She passed away Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, 
at her daughter's home in Plano, Texas. She was a devoted wife, mother, 
daughter, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and Christian and will be
missed by all who knew her. Iris attended Live Oak High School, finishing 
in the top of her class and is believed to have been the oldest living 
graduate of the school at the time of her death. Foremost in her life was a 
strong, practicing Christian faith. She witnessed to people wherever she 
went and taught Bible classes most of her life. Her career pursuits took 
her to New Orleans where she met and married Quentin J. MatteI. They raised 
and educated three children while in New Orleans. Iris' husband passed away 
in 1967. In the early days of television, Iris did "live" cooking
demonstrations in New Orleans for O'Keef and Meritt, an appliance 
manufacturer. This was an innovative sales technique for that day and time. 
Later in life she married Thomas Hooks, a Georgia native, whom she met
while working in the furniture business. They settled in Baton Rouge and 
established a successful furniture business, maintaining a sales booth in 
the World Trade Center in Dallas. Her husband passed away in 1998. Iris 
continued living in Baton Rouge and became an active member of Jefferson 
Baptist Church, teaching a Bible class as long as her health permitted. 
Failing health and hurricane damage to her home forced her to reside with 
her daughter in Plano. Iris was preceded in death by her parents, John 
Sidney and Maybelle Fore Garrison; sister, Marjorie Ann Garrison; husband, 
Quentin J. MatteI, and husband, Thomas Hooks; grandson, David Conn; and 
son-in-law, Thad Conn. She is survived by daughters, Elizabeth MatteI Adam 
and husband Dean, of Baldwin, Mo., and Carolyn MatteI Conn, of Plano; son, 
Quentin J. MatteI Jr., of Houston; sister, Beth Foster, of Watson; brother, 
Sidney M. Garrison and wife Dorothy, of Denham Springs; grandchildren, 
Corey Adam Reid, Leslie Adam Jaruis and Cindy Adam Meadow, all of Baldwin, 
Rachel Conn Cole and husband Toby, of Plano, Jason Conn and wife Nicole, 
of Loranger, and Jeanne MatteI Zorch and Rene MatteI Roach, both of 
Kingwood, Texas; sister-in-law, Joyce Mattel Fanilaro, of New Orleans; 
numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, great-grandchildren and a host of 
friends. A memorial service honoring Wilma "Iris" Garrison MatteI Hooks 
will be held at Jefferson Baptist Church, 9135 Jefferson Highway, on
Monday, Jan. 24, at 10:30 a.m., with Dr. Tommy French presiding. Friends 
and relatives are invited through this medium. In lieu of flowers, 
donations may be made to Jefferson Baptist Church. 

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