November 16, 1938 May 9, 2025
Anna Lou Crain Hooper, 86, of Center, passed away Friday, May 9, 2025, in Center. Funeral service were held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation beginning at 3:00 p.m. Bro. Grant Murphree officiated. Interment followed at White Rock Cemetery in Center.
Born November 16, 1938, in Gordon, Texas, Anna is the daughter of Dorsey Crain and Willie Mae McCollister Crain. She loved traveling, arts and crafts, and playing card games and bingo. Anna was a member of Red Hat Society, and an active member of Senior Citizens Center, Golden Harvest Club, and Center Christian Fellowship.
She is survived by her daughters, Pamila Ann Adkison of Center and Reginia Rochelle Hooper of Center; grandchildren, Brandon Heath Adkison of Nacogdoches, Clinton Howell Adkison and wife, Anittra, of Garrison, Shawn Cole Hooper of Mississippi, Shannon Cherie Hooper of Mississippi, Dillon DeCole Hooper and wife, Fallon, of Bryan, Shyanna Marie Grant of College Station, and Shane Fenley and wife, Nikki, of Keithville, Louisiana; great-grandchildren, Leyonna Donyele Adkison, Brent Adkison, Austin Adkison, Philip Adkison, Denver DeCole Hooper, Madilynn Hooper, Connor Fenley, Ashlyn Fenley, and Dawson Fenley; great-great-grandchildren, Pierce Howell Adkison, Wyatt Raynor-Storm Grenzebach; and sister, Dolores Pryor of Odessa.
Preceded in death by her husband, Billy Wayne Hooper; parents, Dorsey Crain and Willie Mae McCollister Crain; son-in-law, Howell Maurice Adkison; sons, Jimmy Dwain Hooper and Damon DeCole Hooper; grandsons, Dameon DeWayne Hooper and Derrick Dale Hooper; brother, Derrell Crain; niece, Shelley Crain; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, William Edward and Euna Pearline Hooper.
Pallbearers were Heath Adkison, Philip Adkison, Brent Adkison, Dillon Hooper, Clint Adkison, Austin Adkison, and Shane Fenley. Honorary pallbearers were Paul Hooper and Bency Hooper.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shelby County Outreach Ministries, PO Box 1029, Center, Texas 75935.
Online condolences & tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.