Obit of Bessie Lee Hooper (h160) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 18 Oct 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Hooper, Nelson, Tow, Martin, Stewart Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5264 Bessie Lee Hooper was born June 25, 1912 in Texas to Mary Alice and High Nelson. She passed away October 15, 2002 in Hensley Nursing Home, Sayre, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years 3 months and 20 days. Bessie grew up in Texas before moving to Reydon, Oklahoma. She was married to Luther A. Hooper and they remained in the Reydon area where she worked at the bowling alley, the drugstore, several cafes and also farmed. After Luther's death, Bessie moved to Sayre in 1978 to make her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 6 brothers and sisters. Services will be held Thursday October 17, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at Rose Chapel, officiated by Kevin Bullard. Burial will be at White Rose Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Survivors include: Betty Tow and husband, Garth of Del City, Oklahoma; one stepson, Bill Hooper of Purcell, Oklahoma; 6 grandchildren, Dennis Martin and Debbie Stewart, both of Oklahoma City, Billy Hooper of Purcell, Oklahoma, Lenora of Purcell, Oklahoma, Bobby Hooper of Purcell, Oklalhoma, Benny Hooper of Kansas; 10 great grandchildren; several great great grandchildren; host of relatives and friends. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 17-Oct-2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------