Donald John Hoover
- Born: 29 May 1932, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
- Marriage (1): Alice Gertrude Sparkman on 27 Apr 1957 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
- Died: 10 Jul 2008, Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Texas at age 76 2
- Buried: New Hope Cemetery, Lone Camp, Palo Pinto County, Texas 3
General Notes:
Social Security had his last residence as Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Texas.
Mineral Wells Index, Mineral Wells, TX
July 15, 2008
Donald John Hoover
Donald John Hoover
PALO PINTO - Donald John Hoover, 76, of Lone Camp Community, died Thursday, July 10, 2008, at his home.
A private family memorial will be held at a later date.
Don was born May 29, 1932, in Lawton, Okla., to John Francis and Merle Victoria (Collins) Hoover. His childhood years were spent in the Lone Camp community. While a teenager his family moved to Fort Worth where he completed high school. Don was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in Korea. He returned to be a Fort Worth policeman. He married Alice Sparkman on April 27, 1957, in Fort Worth. He returned to Lone Camp in 1967 where he worked as an A&P; mechanic at Southern Airways, was a trapper for Palo Pinto County and worked for the Palo Pinto County road construction. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, raising goats and most of all spending time with his family. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and as a Christian man he taught us the most valuable lessons in life. He has given each of us many precious memories.
Don is survived by his wife, Alice Hoover, of Lone Camp; his children, Donna Winbourn and husband, Tim, of Lone Camp, Linda Gamble and husband, Craig, of McKinney, Texas, and John Hoover and wife, Holly, of Lone Camp; a brother, Pat Hoover and wife, Carrie, of Newark, Texas; and six grandchildren, Meghann Skalak and husband, Wes, Josh Winbourn and wife, Heather, Ashley Ritchey and husband, Josh, Kiley and Coby Gamble and Christopher Hoover; two great-grandchildren and one due in September; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald Hoover; and a sister, Betty Hoover Franklin. 4
Additional Information:
• Military Service: US Navy: Korea.
Donald married Alice Gertrude Sparkman, daughter of Rev Lewis Christopher Sparkman and Mary Jane Head, on 27 Apr 1957 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.1 (Alice Gertrude Sparkman was born on 11 Jul 1934 in Pecan Wells, Mills County, Texas 5 and died on 3 Oct 2018.)
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