Martha Ann McKay Hooper, 54, TN/FL, obituary
Martha Ann McKay Hooper, 54, died Friday, April 18, 2008
at her home in Parrish, FL.
The family provided the following statement: "Former
beauty queen, ballerina, computer scientist, and artist,
Martha Ann McKay Hooper has passed following a courageous
bout with cancer.
"This petite woman lived her life with the heart and soul
of a giant, and class of a royal. She spent her years
comforting, inspiring, and educating everyone who crossed
her path.
"A graduate of Greeneville High School, she continued her
education at East Tennessee State University in Johnson
City, TN, completing her bachelor's degree in 1982 ahead
of her time in the field of computer science. In staying
with her interest in technology, she led the pack in a
career with Radio Shack, Tandy Corp., and then on to Tech
Data of Clearwater, where she was one of the most highly
awarded in her field.
"Retiring in 2004, she continued to pursue her more
artistic interests in sewing, painting, and home décor.
The realm of her talents never seem to cease. A loving and
devoted wife, mother and sister, God could give no greater
gift than her presence in this world to the many lives she
touched."
She attended Trinity United Methodist Church as a youth.
Mrs. Hooper was a daughter of the late Hugh Jay and Eula
Johnson McKay. She was married to Dick Hooper, who also
died April 18.
Survivors include her daughter, Melissa Colvin and her
husband, Gene Talbert; her twin brother, Doug McKay and
his wife, Terry, of Greeneville, TN; a special nephew:
Hugh Jay McKay II of Greeneville, TN; special uncles and
aunts: Maynard Johnson, Lucille Wilhoit, and Barbara and
Roger Krase, all of Greeneville, TN, Dorothy Droak of ID,
and Edith Wallace of Tampa, FL; and several cousins.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,
April 29, 2008 at Jeffers Mortuary.
A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. in the mortuary
chapel. The Rev. Jim Fillers and the Rev. Norman Wilhoit
will officiate.
Condolences may be sent to the Hooper family online at
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