Mr. John Edward "Ed" Hooks, 85, died on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009,
at Gaston Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. A native of Matthews, he was the son of the late John Osrowe and Bertie Elizabeth Black Hooks. Mr. Hooks was a veteran of the Navy, serving during World War II in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He retired from the AAA-Carolina Motor Club, where he was an insurance agent. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Lattimore, where he was also a member of the Senior Adult Sunday school class. While family was in the forefront of his life, he loved his collection of full-sized and die cast cars and feeding the deer around his home.
Mr. Hooks is survived by his son, SFC John R. Caldwell and his wife, Janet, of Lakewood, Wash.; daughters, Lisa H. Cook and husband, Aaron, of Valdese and Dora H. Groves and husband, Todd, of Gastonia; sister, Margaret Rowan and husband, Jim, of Matthews; grandchildren, Tamera Grigg of Charlotte, Kaitlyn Cook of Valdese, Janessa Caldwell of Lakewood, Wash., Hope Grigg of Gastonia, Matthew Cook of Valdese, Jared Caldwell of Lakewood, Wash., and Nicholas Groves of Gastonia; niece, Juanita Jordan of Matthews; and his cat, Peeper.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff and caregivers at Belaire Healthcare Center in Gastonia and the 6th North Staff at Gaston Memorial Hospital for the care that they gave Mr. Hooks.
Funeral: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m., Victory Baptist Church, 3907 Towery Road, Lattimore
Visitation: The family will receive friends one hour before the service, at the church.
Graveside Service: Wednesday, 4 p.m., Matthews Historic Cemetery, Matthews, N.C.
Officiated by: Pastor Henry Nichols Jr.
Memorials: Victory Baptist Church Van Fund, PO Box 385, Lattimore, NC 28089