• General Notes

  Herman's obituary was in "The Paris News", Monday, April 19,1976. Itreads as follows: DEPORT- Herman L. Hoover, ofPattonville, diedSaturday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Paris.Funeral services will beheld at 4 p.m. Monday at Shady GroveMethodist Church with the Rev.Francis Sales and Sister VirgieTemple officiating.  Burial will be inShady Grove Cemeteryunder the direction of Grant Funeral Home, Deport. Grandsonswill serve as pallbearers.  Mr. Hoover was born inPattonville,Dec. 30, 1901, a son of the late Thomas L. Hoover andEmma(Ballard) Hoover.  He married Virgie Dudley in Pattonville onDec.30, 1917.  She survives as does his step-mother, Mrs. EllaMaud Hooverof Paris; three sons, Raymond Hoover of Pattonville,Dudley Hoover ofEl Paso, and Larence Hoover of Pattonville;four daughters; Mrs. Robert(Juanita) Russell of Paris, Mrs.Margaret Wadley of Paris, Mrs. GlennaFay Harper of Paris, Mrs.Thomas (Helen) Hively of Powderly; a brother,the Rev. CurtisHoover of Pattonville; three sisters, Mrs. Irene MaherofDallas, Mrs. Jesse (Margie Helen) Durham of Paris, and Mrs.RuthMcHour of California; 27 grandchildren and 29great-grandchildren.Mr. Hoover was a retired employee ofBabcock and Wilcox and a lifetimemember of Shady Grove Chruch.

Details of Herman Lester's family with Virgie E. DUDLEY