Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameMyrtle Rosaline HOOPER [28338], [21660], [3961], [28344], [28340]
BirthJul 12, 1921, Caswell County, North Carolina [21662], [3961]
DeathNov 28, 2007, Gaston County, North Carolina [21662]
BurialGaston Memorial Park, 1200 S New Hope Rd, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina [21662], [28344]
FatherUgar Lafayette HOOPER (1873-1943)
MotherRosa Della RAINEY (1883-1963)
Spouses
BirthAug 13, 1907, Lincoln County, North Carolina [3961], [28345]
DeathAug 1, 1993, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina [3961], [28345]
BurialGaston Memorial Park, 1200 S New Hope Rd, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina [28345]
MarriageDec 5, 1948, Gaston County, North Carolina [28346]
Obituary Online notes for Myrtle Rosaline HOOPER
11/30/2007


Myrtle Hooper Dellinger 


    GASTONIA — Myrtle Hooper Dellinger , 86, of Gastonia, N.C., died Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at Gaston Memorial Hospital.

    She was a native of Caswell County, N.C., and was the daughter of the late Ugar Lafayette and Rosa Rainey Hooper.

    Private entombment will be in Gaston Memorial Park Mausoleum.

    A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2007, at Covenant Village, 1351 Robinwood Road, Gastonia by Chaplain Jack Weisenhorn.

    Visitation will follow the memorial service.

    Mrs. Dellinger, as a nurse, helped close the last polio ward at the Gaston Orthopedic Hospital. Mrs. Dellinger  and her husband were owners of Dellinger’s  Jewelers.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church, where she was on the Altar committee and member of the Methodist Women’s Circle. She also served as a Hospital Auxiliary member.

    Survivors include children, Kenneth Dellinger  Jr. and wife, Betty, of Redwood Shores, Calif.; daughters, Kyn Paganello of Foster City, Calif., Kay Hollfelder and husband, Jack, of Naperville, Ill.; a brother, Woodrow Hooper  and wife, Alma, of Burlington, N.C.; grandchildren, John and Brett Hollfelder, Samantha, Shannon and Sydney Dellinger.

    She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Kenneth E. Dellinger.

    Memorials may be made to Elon College "Dewey G. Hooper"  Endowment Fund, 314 W. Haggard Avenue, 2070 Campus Box, Elon, N.C. 27244

    Arrangements are by Mc-Lean Funeral Directors of Gastonia.

    Condolences may be sent online at www.McLeanFuneral.com [21662]
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