 Class of 1948 |
John
B. Hooper Obituary |
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Class of 1948 |
John
B. Hooper Obituary |
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE JOHN HOOPER, 69, DIES Former Haywood High School football coach, John Hooper died Saturday. He was 69. Hooper will be inducted posthumously into the Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame at 6:30 p.m. Monday. He is survived by his former wife Velva, his brother Joe and two sons David and Trell. Hooper coached for 31 years compiling a 218-100-3 record. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at the Brownsville Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to charity. |
Obituary
Reprinted from
The Jackson Sun
Jackson, Tennessee
April 19, 1998
JOHN B. HOOPER, 69 FOOTBALL COACH Brownsville - John B. Hooper, 69, football coach died at his residence. His remains will be cremated. He is survived by his former wife, Velva Hooper of Brownsville; two sons, David Hooper of Jacksonville, Florida, and Trell Hooper of Memphis, a brother, Joe Hooper of St, Louis; and two sisters, Ethel Lou Hall and Mary Nell Wimberly, both of Paris. For more information call Brownsville Funeral Home at 772-1551. |
Obituary
Reprinted from
The Brownsville
Funeral Home
Brownsville, Tennessee
These obituaries added by Don
Alphin
(John Hooper was Don's football
coach at
Hardeman County Central (Bolivar) in the
early 1950's)
The Tributes Page for John B. Hooper: GO HERE
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