Born on May 31, 1928, Lester Pop Vernon Hooker was a Baptist who died at the age of 97 at his Harrisburg, Arkansas, home as his family was by his side.
Joseph Henry Hooker and Annie Lee Dunkerson Hooker, his wife Annamarie Hooker, his brothers Albert, Virgil, Raymond, and Chester, his sisters Bertha Meadows and Geneva West, his two grandchildren James Robert and Tara Elizabeth Peck, and his devoted dog, Frazer, all precede him in death.
Lester met his wife, Annamarie, while serving in the German military. To assist his father in running the family farm, they relocated back to the United States. Lester loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, playing music, and enjoying coffee with his friends and cattle.
His son, Ralph (Tammy) Hooker, daughter, Lisa (Tony) Peck, and grandchildren, Jamie (Leah) Peck, Whitney Peck, and Emily (Christopher) Hamrick, survive him. Along with a number of nieces and nephews, there are also four great-grandchildren: Landen, Anna Kate, Thomas, and Camreigh Curly Sue. Lou Dobbins, his eleven-year companion, also survives him.
At noon on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, funeral services will take place. The Jackson’s Funeral Home in Harrisburg will be open for visits from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service.
Following that, there will be military honors interment in the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in Birdeye, Arkansas. Pastor Harold McMickle will lead the service, and the following men will be active pallbearers: Keith Morris, Danny Hooker, James Hooker, Carry Meadows, Jamie Peck, Landen Peck, and Pete Gandy.
All of his coffee-drinking friends are honorary pallbearers, and special thanks go out to Jennifer Dinkins, Courtney Hinkle, and Elite Hospice Care. Jackson’s Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
