Charles "Owen" Hooker's Obituary
Charles “Owen” Hooker, 80, left this earth Sunday, January 23, 2023 and went to heaven to live with Jesus. He was the son of Charles S. Hooker and Anne Owen Hooker. He Graduated from East High School and attended Millsaps College and Memphis State University (University of Memphis).
As a youth, he enjoyed sports, excelling in baseball and basketball. He had an outgoing personality that was beneficial to his career in sales, beginning with his father’s company, Hooker Dental Company, and ending in the food service business. He loved fishing and sports, especially Ole Miss football and basketball, as well as University of Memphis basketball. (He was a lifelong Ole Miss fan, attending games with his grandfather and family in the Grove.)
At the age of 9 years, he accepted the Lord at First Baptist Church, New Albany, Mississippi, where he was visiting his grandfather. He was a member of First Evangelical Church, for several years serving in the He cares Ministry.
He is survived by his sister, Anne Hooker. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. with the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 27 at Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Memorial gifts may be given to First Evangelical Church General Ministry or Missions Fund, 735 Ridge Lake Blvd., Memphis, TN 38120
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