Jordan Funeral Home, Inc.
PO Box 46
Monticello, Georgia 31064
706-468-6303
Fax: 706-468-2205
Email: jordanfh@bellsouth.net
Laura Cargile Hooper died Monday, August 9, 2010, at the Retreat Nursing Home
where she had lived for several months. She was a lifelong resident of Jasper County and
had lived for over seventy years on Bethel Church Road. Laura Hooper was 91 years old
and the daughter of the late Nora Jane Davis Cargile and Lovic Eugene Cargile.
Mrs. Hooper worked for many years at the sewing room and retired to enjoy her
family and friends and her hobbies of quilting and gardening. Laura Hooper was a 50+
member of Bethel Baptist Church where she taught the adult Sunday school class for
many years. She was always active in her Church’s Bible School and youth programs
where she displayed her sincere affection for children. She cherished her Church family
and was a devout Christian and an avid student of the Bible. She lived her life so that her
faith in God, love of family, friends, community, and country were evident to all those
who knew her well.
Mrs. Hooper was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Thomas Coy
Hooper and by her oldest son, Thomas Coy Hooper, Jr. Brother, J.D. Cargile also
preceded her in death.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Cliff Pilgrim of
Grayson; daughters, Sybil Bentley of Turtle Cove, Mary Wingard of Mansfield, and
Cathy Snook of Thomasville; and by her son, Cecil Hooper of Monticello. She was
blessed with seven grandchildren, whom she adored: Butch Batchelor of Derry, NH;
Paige Gray of Jacksonville, FL; Bobby Ferris of Yatesville; Monica Cochran, Barry
Hooper and Stephen Hooper, all of Monticello; and Sam Snook of Thomasville.
Granddaughters-in-law, Angie Hooper, Amberly Ferris, Bethany Hooper, and Heather
Hall held a special place in her heart. She had ten great grandchildren: Hailey Hooper,
Kim Batchelor, Katiel Gray, Sophia Gray, Rachel Wilkerson, Jesse Wilkerson, Joe
Wilkerson, Alicia Montanez, Stephanie Montanez, and Christian Montanez. She is also
survived by her sisters and brother, Sara Ivey of Monroe, Mary McCullough of Stone
Mountain, and Gene Cargile of Snellville; and by her beloved friend and caregiver, Mary
Ann Shirley.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at
Bethel Baptist Church in Monticello. Burial will be held in the Hooper Family cemetery
in Monticello. Rev. Mike Jorgenson will officiate.
Serving as pallbearers will be her grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at
Jordan Funeral Home.
If you should wish to make contributions in lieu of flowers, the family suggests
Bethel Baptist Church, 1160 Bethel Church Road, Monticello, GA 31064.
Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.