Linda J. Hooper

Linda Jane Hooper, age 83, of Marion, Ohio, passed away peacefully from this life into the loving arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 7, 2024, surrounded by her family.

Linda was born on March 25, 1941, in Marion, Ohio, to Claude and Flora Belle (Kutz) Tidd, both of whom are deceased. She married Jerry L. Hooper on June 27, 1959, who preceded her in death on November 30, 2020.

She is survived by her three children: Cindy (Thomas) Kemper, Doug (Melanie) Hooper, and Bart (Robyn) Hooper, all of Marion. Linda was also the grandmother to seven grandchildren, Brandon Kemper, Jacqueline (Cory) Linder, Heath (Alexis) Hooper, Abigail (Noah) Lucas, Hunter Hooper, Mitchell Hooper and Mallory Hooper. Linda also had six great grandchildren, Boone, Frankie, and Noble Lucas, Bennett, Camden, and Kennedy Linder, along with a brother, John "Jack" Tidd of Marion.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, Claude Jr., and George Tidd and a half sister, Pauline Geer.

She was a 1959 graduate of Marion Harding High School and later went on to obtain her real estate license and became a broker, after which she started Hooper Realty in Marion. Linda also was alongside her husband Jerry, as they started Midstate Contractors, Inc. and quickly became well-respected in their field of historic building restoration and preservation. Midstate is in its third generation, where the family carries on their legacy.

She was a woman of deep faith and attended the Marion First Church of the Nazarene. Prior to that, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where she was, and continued to be, a faithful servant of the Lord.

Linda was gifted in flower gardening and landscape design. She also enjoyed cooking, sewing, and quilting, having started a quilt shop called Good Wives Company.

Funeral services for Linda J. Hooper will be held at 3:00 pm Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at the Marion Church of the Nazarene.  A burial will follow at Marion Cemetery.

Visitation will be held 2 hours before service time on Wednesday, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Williams Syndrome Association, and or the American Diabetes Association, and can be sent to Lucas-Batton Funeral Home, 476 S. Sandusky Ave. Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 43351.

Online condolences may be sent to www.lucasbatton.com.

Williams Syndrome Association
Troy MI
Web: https://williams-syndrome.org/donate

American Diabetes Association
Web: https://www.diabetes.org/