Mr. Carroll W. Hooks

1937 - 2015

Carroll W. Hooks, 77, of Rimersburg, died Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Clarion Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
Born June 29, 1937, in Tidal, he was the son of William B. and Myrtle V. (Delacour) Hooks.
He married Lorilee Smith on October 26, 1957. She survives. They were married for 57 years.
Mr. Hooks graduated from Redbank Valley High School in 1955.
He moved with his family to Rimersburg in 1959 and lived there the rest of his life.
Mr. Hooks worked as a clerk for Penn Central Rail Road for 20 years until 1974 and then became the owner and operator of Hooks Service Center, running the business for 20 years.
He was a member of Baker Street Church of God.
Mr. Hooks loved camping, golfing, traveling, biking, horseback riding and racing.
A gifted musician, he played many instruments and was a member of numerous local bands.
Above all, he loved his family and cherished the times they were able to gather together.
In addition to his mother and her companion, Dalton Raraigh, and his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Lisa C. Schiebel and her husband, Zane, of Butler, LeAnn R. Rankin and her husband, Don, of New Bethlehem, and Lanette T. Cicciarelli and her husband, Lance, of Rimersburg; nine grandchildren, Brittney, Brenden and Brianna Schiebel, Kendra Minnick, Karina Rankin, Kord Rankin, and Landon, Lanae and Lane Cicciarelli; and eight great-grandchildren.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a son, Brett Alan Hooks, who died in 1973; a granddaughter, Kessa Beckwith, who died in 2013; and a brother, Chester D. Hooks, who died in 2001.
Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, February 17, and from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 18, at the Bauer-Hillis Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Rimersburg.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at the funeral home with the Rev. John Milliron and the Rev. John Phillips co-officiating.
Interment will be in Rimersburg Cemetery.
Contributions can be made in Mr. Hook's honor to Kessa's Blessings, P.O. Box 15, Rimersburg, PA 16248.
To send online condolences to the family or view a tribute honoring his life, visit www.bauerhillisfuneral.com.