William B. Hooten
October 19, 1931 ~ June 2, 2014
SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Monday June 2, 20145 at the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter-day Saints with Bishop Jesse Shoaf officiating. FINAL RESTING PLACE: New Harmony Cemetery with military honors provided by the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard VISITATION: 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. MEMORIALS: Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana. William Baughn Hooten, 82, of Mockernut Court, Columbus, died at 2:15 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014, at his home. Bill was born October 19, 1931, in Marion Township, Decatur County, the son of Loren Ray and Laura Marie Davis Hooten. He married Shirley Baugh Cox on January 3, 1969, in Columbus. He graduated from Sandcreek High School in 1950 after attending Hazelrigg, a one-room schoolhouse in Marion Township, during his grade school years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he served from 1952 to1956 during the Korean Conflict and retired from Cummins Engine Company in 1988 after 32 years of service. After that he worked at Instant Products of America for several years and finished his career at David's Inc. in 2009. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Baugh Hooten of Columbus; daughters, Cindy (Jeremy) Thompson of Columbus, Cathy Boilanger of Madison and Letty (Sam) Greer of Franklin; sons, Robert Ray (Susie) Hooten of Franklin and Wade (Valerie) Hooten of Columbus; a stepdaughter, Joyce McQueen of Camby; stepsons, J.D. Cox of Jackson, Michigan, and Raymond D. Cox of Columbus; grandchildren, Amanda (Doug) Dinn of North Vernon, Crissy (Mike) Trimnell of Columbus, Shawna (Joe) McGuire, of Verona, Wisconsin, Scott and Jaimee McQueen of Indianapolis, Sissy (Scott) Engle of Indianapolis, April (Dustin) Perkins of Janesville, Brad (Valerie) Brown of Greenwood, Skylar Hinrichs of Jackson, Michigan, Dominique Cox of Charleston, South Carolina, Damian Cox of Dayton, Ohio, and Lindsey and Liam Thompson of Columbus; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Gene (Sherry) Hooten of North Vernon; sisters, Rita (Tilford) Hoover of Columbus and Frances (Terry) Baker of Ellettsville; half sisters, Lu Stevens of Greensburg, Le (Todd) Biehle of North Vernon, and Beth (Mercer) Spillman of Orlando, Florida. Preceding him in death were his father and mother; an infant son, William Howard Hooten; his stepfather, Clarence Badgley; and a brother, Don Hooten.
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Sorry to hear of Bill’s passing..I worked with him at Instant Products for 8 yrs.. He was such a good man and I have thought about him over the last 13 yrs since i last saw him. My deepest sympathies are extended to his family.
With love and sadness, I say that I know that we will see each other again. Love, Elisabeth Beardall
Bill is a great man, and he will be very much missed. I remember he always had a cheery word for anyone he was talking to. To his family I want them to take comfort in knowing that he lives on, and will still be working to build the Kingdom of God. Love, Linda
Bill was a wonderful, caring brother-in-law and we will miss greatly miss him.
Is this the same “Bill” Hooten that I served with in the Army I was stationed with in Ft. Eustis, Virginia. I would like to know. The years should be 1957 to 1959. Please contact me.
He was in the Air force.