Letta Mae Hooten

Letta Mae Hooten MARION: Letta Mae Hooten, 83, of Marion passed away on August 12th, 2011 at 7:40am at Heartland Regional Medical Center. A memorial service for Mrs. Hooten will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2pm at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Father Richard Mohr officiating. There will be a time of gathering at 1pm until the service hour at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Research and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be sent C/O Blue Funeral Home, PO Box 411, Marion, IL, 62959. Letta Mae was born March 6, 1928 in Ft. Madison, Iowa to Louis and Marion (Hendricksmeir) Thurman. She married James L. “Jim” Hooten on October 19, 1946 in Ft. Madison, Iowa; he survives of Marion. Mrs. Hooten is survived by her loving husband and children, Leanne Thompson and husband Ralph, Dianne Segers and husband Greg, Michael James Hooten and wife Monia, all of Marion, Roxanne Powers and husband John of Apopka, Florida, and Kimberly Bondzinski and husband Mark of Des Plaines IL. Letta Mae is also survived by 15 grandchildren, a plethora of great and great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Hooten is preceded in death by her parents and an infant son, Leroy. Letta Mae was of the Catholic faith, and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She had a variety of hobbies and interests, including card games and crosswords, and was most invested in her children and household.