W. J. Hooper, Sr. 94, Muscle Shoals, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Visitation will be Friday, April 1, from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Allsboro Presbyterian Church, Cherokee. The funeral service will immediately follow at the church with Buddy Dover officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
W. J. was a native of Allsboro and a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the US Navy, serving during WWII. W. J. was a project manager for several large construction projects in the Shoals area. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings, Mavis Hooper, Jim Hooper, Mildred McDonald, Adele Stamps, Zora Lee Nunley, Jerry Hooper, Della Mae Epps, and Jewel Woodis.
W. J. is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Betty Jean Mourfield Hooper; son, Jeff Hooper; and sister, Flora Nelson, of Athens.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
