AKRON - Jessie L. Hoover, 84, of 2709 Goose Pond Road, Rochester, died at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 29, 2008, in her daughter's residence in Akron. She was in failing health for six months following an automobile accident.
She was born Aug. 10, 1924, in Goodman, Wis., to Leroy and Flo Deeds Brown. On Oct. 5, 1945, she married Glen C. Hoover, who died Sept. 17, 2006.
She retired from the former Torins, Rochester. She served in the Canadian Women's Army Corp.
Surviving are a daughter, Ethel (and spouse Larry) Wood, Akron; a son, Sidney (and spouse Judy) Hoover, St. Joseph, Mo.; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and nine step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, a granddaughter, two sisters and six brothers.
A private service will be at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Pastor Brian Sewell officiating. Burial will be in Deedsville IOOF Cemetery.
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Memorials to Hope Hospice of Fulton County, P.O. Box 621, Rochester, IN 46975.
Condolences may be sent to www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
