Obituary of Elroy Hooper

HOOPER KITTY HAWK, N.C. ELROY JONES HOOPER, JR, 82, of Kitty Hawk, died Monday, August 16, 2004, in Nags Head. Mr. Hooper was born in Elizabeth City and owned Hooper Tile Company for 40 years. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and Eureka Masonic Lodge #317 AF&AM and was a Shriner. Mr. Hooper served his country honorably during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corp 13th Air Service Group as a Captain and was First Post Commander of VFW Post # 6060 Elizabeth City. Mr. Hooper was the son of the late Elroy and Nancy Meekins Hooper, Sr and the husband of Wanda Miller Hooper. Besides his wife surviving are one daughter; Carol Hooper Gaither of Wilmington, N.C., two sons; Thomas Maynard Hooper of Issaquah, Washington and Timothy Franklin Hooper of Kitty Hawk, one sister; Etta Hooper Parrott of Kitty Hawk and three grandchildren; Charles Thomas Hooper, Timothy Franklin Hooper, Jr and Kathryn Elizabeth Gaither. Mr. Hooper was preceded in death by a son; Elroy Jones Hooper, III and a sister; Faye Hooper Jones. A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, August 19, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. in West Lawn Cemetery by The Rev. Ricki Steenstra. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Benjamin House: P.O. Box 757, Elizabeth City, N.C. 27907. Twiford’s Colony Chapel Manteo is assisting the Hooper Family. Visit www.twifordfh.com to sign the online register.