C. Hooks, Jr

FREMONT - Charles Taylor Hooks, Jr., 71, a retired farmer, died Saturday, January 7, 2006 after a lingering illness. He helped organize the Fremont Rescue Squad and had served on the Fremont Town Board and was a member of Fremont United Methodist Church. Taylor loved his family, children, grandchildren and the coast. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles T. Hooks, Sr. and Cora Yelverton Hooks, and a sister, Suzanne Hooks Hooks. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Fremont United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Martin Armstrong and Rev. Doug Johnson. Surviving: wife, Mary Jo Griffin Hooks: daughter, Kim Craig (Bill) of Richmond, VA: son, Charles T. Hooks, III (Lisa) of Pikeville: sister, Betsy H. Johnson (Leroy) of New Bern: grandchildren, Suzanne Craig, Karen Craig, Christlee Hooks, and Charles "Chas" Hooks, IV: brother in law, Michael L. Hooks of Goldsboro: numerous nieces and nephews. The family will welcome friends and relatives in the church fellowship hall following the funeral and friends and relatives are also welcome to visit at the home, 208 Hooks Avenue, anytime. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Fremont United Methodist Church, PO Box 147, Fremont NC 27830. of Richmond, VA; son, Charles T. Hooks, III