GERTRUDE ANN HOOPER,

94, of Little Rock, died January 21, 2020. Born July 19, 1925 in Memphis, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Thomas Henry and Loretta Earley Stuart. A member of Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, she was devoted to her family and church, and served as a Cub Scout leader at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Ann loved going to the races at Hot Springs and working crossword puzzles.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Sanford “Patty” Hooper, Sr.; son, Dick Hooper; and three sisters, Patricia Garner, Jo Shannon, and Rose Marie Bartsch. Survivors include her children, Dianne Brady, Sanford Hooper, Jr. (Pam J.), Bob Hooper (Maria), Hank Hooper (Pam D.), Philip Hooper (Suzanne) and Mark Hooper (Ruth); daughter-in-law, Pam W. Hooper; siblings, Jean Gordon and Thomas Stuart; grandchildren, Justin Brady (Erin), Adam Brady (Tracy), Emily Brady, Michelle Mathieson (T.J.), Sarah Cushman (Josh), Stuart Hooper (Anna), Matt Hooper, Robert Hooper (Erin), Melissa Hooper, Patrick Hooper (Heather), Lindsey Hooper, Madeline Hooper and Hannah Hooper; and 22 great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, January 27, 2020 at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church, Tyler and I Streets, Little Rock with Msgr. Lawrence Frederick, Celebrant. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. with a Rosary Service to follow at 7 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth, 5800 W. 12th Street, Little Rock (501) 661-9111. Memorials to: Catholic High School for Boys. To sign online guestbook: www.griffinleggethealeyroth.com.