Elwanda Hooper, 78 of Nederland passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Houston.

Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Friday, October 2, 2009 at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Nederland with Dr. Patrick Hunter officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be 5:00-8:00 PM, Thursday at the mortuary.

Mrs. Hooper was born in Van Buren, Arkansas and has lived in Nederland for the past 57 years. She enjoyed crafts, baking, working outside in her flower garden and playing with her poodle Roxy. Most of all, she loved being a homemaker, being with her husband and raising her children.

Mrs. Hooper was preceded in death by four brothers.

She is survived by her husband, Jack M. Hooper of Nederland; daughters, Debbie Black and husband Charles of Nederland; Donna Summers and husband David from Louisiana; son, Doug Hooper of Hemphill; four grandchildren, Nathan McNeil, Tiffani Hargrave, Angie Black and Ashley Black; five great grandchildren, Makenzie McNeil, Morgan McNeil, Colin Babineaux, Cali Babineaux and Kami Babineaux.