OBITUARY NAME: Loyd Wayne Hooper, age 81, a life long Atoka County area resident. BORN: He was born on Thursday, October 13, 1932, to E. A. " Bus" and Myrtle (McGinty) Hooper, at Atoka, OK. PASSED AWAY: Wayne passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at his resident in the Blackjack Community. AGE: 81 years, 8 months and 4 days. EDUCATION: He attended school at Blackjack. OCCUPATION: Wayne was a peanut farmer and cattle rancher. MARRIED: He married Mary Lena Britt in 1954. She preceded him in death. CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: Wayne was a man of faith and attended Bentley Baptist Church. He loved gardening and giving his family and friends fresh garden vegetables. SURVIVED BY SON: Stanley Hopper of Blackjack, OK SISTERS: Ritia (Hooper) Cutbill and husband Dick of Guilford, CT. Imogene Campbell of Tahlequah, OK Also several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: Edward Andrew and Myrtle (McGinty) Hooper WIFE: Mary Lena Hooper SISTER: Mildred Sisson BROTHERS: Dudley Hooper Tony Hooper ****************************************************************************** DATE OF SERVICES: 2:00 PM Sunday, June 22nd, 2014 PLACE OF SERVICES: Brown's Funeral Chapel, Atoka, Oklahoma OFFICIATING: Bro. John Howard INTERMENT: Bentley Cemetery, Bentley, Oklahoma CASKETBEARERS: Joel Maine, Michael Hooper CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE FAMILY NIGHT Saturday JUNE 21; 6~8 SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK