William Edward Hooks

WADESBORO Mr. William Edward "Bill" Hooks, 89, died Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center Mercy in Charlotte. The family will greet friends from 5:00pm until 6:00pm Monday, August 28, 2017 at Leavitt Funeral Home with a graveside service following at Anson Memorial Park. Bill was born July 6, 1928 in Anson County, NC the only child of William Marshall Hooks and Mary Alice Tyson Hooks. He was a graduate of Lilesville High School and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. For many years, he worked with his father at Hooks Service Stations in Wadesboro. He retired from Phillip Morris in Concord and later worked at Hornwood in Lilesville. He loved gospel music and playing his guitar. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church, where he served as choir director for a number of years. Surviving are his wife, Patsy Mason Hooks and his cousin, who was more like his brother, Bob Hooks of Norwood and his family. The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.leavittfh.com