Jimmy Grant Hoover

Jimmy Grant Hoover, 85, of Wichita Falls, Texas, passed away on June 21, 2022.
The family will receive friends at a visitation from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on July 1st at Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on July 2nd at Grace Church Chapel with Pastor Reggie Coe officiating. Interment will follow at Crestview Memorial Park under the direction of Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home.
Jimmy Grant Hoover was born on February 20, 1937, in Gainesville, Texas to Field Grant and Alma Faye Melton Hoover. He lived in Whitewright, Texas, until he was a sophomore in high school. His family then moved to Nocona, Texas, where Jimmy graduated from Nocona High School in 1955. After graduation, Jimmy attended Texas A&M, North Texas University and then joined the U.S. Army. His first assignment was Poitiers, France, where he served for three years.
When Jimmy returned to the United States, he enrolled in what was then Midwestern University, now MSU, in Wichita Falls, where he played and lettered on the first varsity tennis team at MU. He graduated in January, 1966 with a Bachelor of Science in Education with a Major in English and a Minor in History. He was hired by the WFISD and assigned to teach English at Booker T. Washington High School. The following year he was assigned to coach tennis at Hirschi High School.
In December, 1966, Jimmy married Janette Wineinger, choir director at Hirschi High School. He returned to MSU and earned a Master of Education in 1970. Jimmy served as a guidance counselor at Barwise and was then assigned to McNiel Jr. High when it opened in 1971. He also served as Vice Principal of Kirby Jr. High, but then returned to McNiel Jr. High as a guidance counselor where he finished his career and retired in 1992 after serving 27 years in the WFISD.
After retirement, Jimmy worked at Champion's Golf Course as a marshal for several years. He and Janette had three children: Heather, Heath, and Hunter Hoover. Jimmy and Janette joined Grace Church in 1973 where they are still members.
Jimmy loved bird watching and served as the President of North Texas Bird and Wildlife Club of Wichita Falls for 12 years. He loved nature, hunting, fishing, and golfing. Jimmy was a member of Phi Delta Kappa for professional educators and was a member of Toastmasters of Wichita Falls, Texas, for several years. He was also a Water Safety Instructor with the American Red Cross for many years.
Jimmy became a resident of Brookdale Midwestern from 2017 to 2021.He lived at Collinwood Nursing and Rehab in Plano, Texas, from 2021 until June 2022.
Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents, Field Grant and Alma Faye Hoover; and his sister Sara Kay Jilson Schleider.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Janette Hoover; brother, Phillip Hoover (Kathy); daughter Heather Wilson (Timothy) of Frisco, Texas; son, Heath Hoover (Danielle) of Ossining, New York; son Hunter Hoover (Trisha) of Wichita Falls, Texas; grandchildren: Timothy Connor Wilson, Jessica Wilson, Madilynn Pinson, Evan Rios, Hannah Grace Hoover, Hayden Hoover, Autumn Valdes, Hudson Hoover, and great-granddaughter Alyssa Ceballos; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Red River Chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship, PO Box 3494, Wichita Falls, Texas, 76301; the Wild Bird Rescue, 4611 Lake Shore Dr., Wichita Falls, Texas, 76310, or to your favorite charity in lieu of flowers.