Mrs. Juanita Hooker

Mrs. Elizabeth Juanita Horne Hooker, age 94, a resident of Chandler, Oklahoma, and former resident of De Queen, died Friday, January 19, 2024, in a Shawnee, Oklahoma hospital.

Juanita, one of four children born to Bill and Tommie Martin Horne.  She was born on September 15, 1929, in Prescott, Arkansas, and married the love of her life, Sanford Lee Hooker on September 15, 1948, in Prescott, Arkansas.  They spent over 57 loving years together, until his death in 2005.  Juanita was a member of the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church, and her best spent time was with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers-in-law, Jim Erskine, and Ellis McDowell.

She leaves to cherish her memory, a son and daughter-in-law, Sanford L., Jr. (Sandy) and Billie Sue Hooker of Wellston, Oklahoma, a daughter, Anita Gaunt of Dansville, Michigan; a brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Pat Horne of Texarkana, Arkansas, two sisters, Barbara Erskine of Bentonville, Arkansas, and Judy McDowell of Atlanta, Georgia; five grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren as well as a number of nieces and nephews, other family members and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Juanita Hooker will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, January 26, 2024, in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Kenny Haney officiating.  Burial will be in the Mt. Ida Cemetery.  Arrangements are entrusted to Chandler Funeral Home of De Queen. You may leave a condolence online at www.chandlerfuneral.com