Calista Mae Merritt Hooks

Dear Hooks Family: Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We have been blessed to have met such a warm and caring family.

Dear Penny and Family,
Thank you for sharing your mother with us here at Northwest Elementary. She always had a smile for us.
Remember it is alright to cry but most of all it is alright to laugh as you remember and share the fun times you had together.
You will be in my prayers.

To: Penny & Tony and Family; also Calista's Family: I am saddened by Calista's passing but realize she is in a better place for which she was prepared to go. Yes, she will be missed but we can meet her again. My prayers are with you during this time of grief. So sorry I could not attend the viewing in Chatsworth due to illness, but you were in my thoughts & prayers. Love, Jack Hampton. Chatsworth, Ga.

To: Penny & Family, Gary & Family and June & Family: I feel so blessed to have known Calista. She was such a lovely & caring person and so much fun to be around. She has influenced so many lives and made a lasting impression with her kindness. Her smile was so radient & sincere. She made everyone feel like family. She will be missed but it is comforting to know she is in a better place with no pain & sorrow. So until we meet again--Calista: so long & I love you. Betty Hampton, Chatsworth, Ga.

Penny & Gary,
I am so thankful for the privilege of having known Sister. My prayer is that God will fill your hearts with nothing but peace and joy in the happy remembrance of your sweet mother.

Mrs. Hampton,

We will be praying for you and your family during your time of loss. We love you.

Marla and Baylee Deems

Hi Penny,
Your mother was an angel! I know she will be greatly missed by all. Please know we are here for you if you need anything.
Love, Stacey Martin and Kelley McMahan (Spring Place Elementary)

Penny
I am so sorry for your loss, I sit her thinking about all the times we shared in different locations, on the bleachers and chairs, tolerating heat, cold, wind and rain, but it was so much fun. I know she enjoyed it as much as we did. God Bless her as she was so sweet and kind . My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. If you need anything, i am only a phone call away.

Penny,
Your mother was a very sweet lady who always took time to talk with me. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Penny,
I am so sorry to hear about your mother's death. Mothers are so special! I know you will miss her a lot, but with God's help, you will get through this. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless you and your family today and always.

Penny,
I am so sorry to read about your mother. God bless you and the boys.
There has been so much heartache in your life. I am praying for you.
Nelda Cox

Penny, I know you are feeling a great loss right now, but what a comfort to know that she is absent from the body and present with the Lord. You and your family are in our prayers. "Casting all your care upon Him, for he cares for you." I Peter 5:7

Penny,
I am so sorry for your loss. I remember meeting your mom on Tiger Day last year. You are in my prayers.

Your mother was a wonderful person! She was well loved by all who knew her, and she will be sorely missed. She made the world a better place with her smile and love for all those around her! She will live on in all the lives she has touched over the years.

Ms. Penny and Family,
I am sorry about the loss of your mother, but no doubt she is in a better place with Jesus. I am going to miss seeing her at school sometimes. She was a very special lady and brightened everyone's day that she came in contact with. May the sweet Holy Spirit comfort you in your time of grief. Mabel Chancey

Penny,
I'm so sorry you lost your precious mother! You will be in my thoughts and prayers!
Psalm 116:15
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Ms. Calista was such a passionate warrior for Jesus Christ.
I will miss her greatly.
Penny, you and Tony have been wonderful children in your detailed care of her.

Penny,

We are thinking and praying for you. We always enjoyed your Mom's visits to Northwest. She always wore a smile and had some thing positive to say to you as she passed you in the hall.