05/12/2025
Anna Lou Crain Hooper, 86 of Center, passed away Friday, May 9, 2025, in Center.
Funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation beginning at 3:00 p.m. Bro. Grant Murphree will officiate. Interment will follow at White Rock Cemetery in Center.
Born November 16, 1938, in Gordon, Texas, Anna is the daughter of Dorsey Crain and Willie Mae McCollister Crain. She loved traveling, arts and crafts, and playing card games and bingo. Anna was a member of Red Hat Society, and an active member of Senior Citizens Center, Golden Harvest Club, and Center Christian Fellowship.
She is survived by:
Daughters:
Pamila Ann Adkison of Center
Reginia Rochelle Hooper of Center
Grandchildren:
Brandon Heath Adkison of Nacogdoches
Clinton Howell Adkison and wife Anittra of Garrison
Shawn Cole Hooper of Mississippi
Shannon Cherie Hooper of Mississippi
Dillon DeCole Hooper and wife Fallon of Bryan
Shyanna Marie Grant of College Station
Shane Fenley and wife Nikki of Keithville, Louisiana
Great-grandchildren:
Leyonna Donyele Adkison
Brent Adkison
Austin Adkison
Philip Adkison
Denver DeCole Hooper
Madilynn Hooper
Connor Fenley
Ashlyn Fenley
Dawson Fenley
Great-great-grandchildren:
Pierce Howell Adkison
Wyatt Raynor-Storm Grenzebach
Sister, Dolores Pryor of Odessa
Preceded in death by her husband, Billy Wayne Hooper; parents, Dorsey Crain and Willie Mae McCollister Crain; son-in-law, Howell Maurice Adkison; sons, Jimmy Dwain Hooper and Damon DeCole Hooper; grandsons, Dameon DeWayne Hooper and Derrick Dale Hooper; brother, Derrell Crain; niece, Shelley Crain; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, William Edward and Euna Pearline Hooper.
Pallbearers will be Heath Adkison, Philip Adkison, Brent Adkison, Dillon Hooper, Clint Adkison, Austin Adkison, and Shane Fenley. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Hooper and Bency Hooper.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shelby County Outreach Ministries, PO Box 1029, Center, Texas 75935.
Online condolences and tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.
