Irene was born August 9, 1917 in Acton, Indiana and on August 6, 2014 she was welcomed into Heaven by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Irene moved from Zionsville, Indiana to Garland Texas in 1967 until 2009, then moved with her daughter Nancy to Wilmington. She retired from Pitman Moore in Zionsville, IN; Texas Instruments in Dallas, TX; and from the Garland Independent School District in Garland, TX. She will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by her family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Vera Hause; five brothers, Curtis, Aubrey, Litton, Stanley and Vernon; one sister, Aline; her daughter, Marjorie Yates; and her son, Jerold Hoover.
She is survived by her son, Ronald Hoover; daughter, Nancy Messer and husband Tom Messer; daughter, Cathy Johnson and husband Jerry Johnson; son-in-law, Jerry Dwayne Yates; daughter-in-law, Violet Hoover; sister, Luella Richards, sisters-in-law Faye Hoover, Marilou Hoover and Carol Hoover; as well as many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday August 9, 2014 at Wilmington Bible Chapel, 5026 Chester Way (Corner of Chapel Way), Wilmington, NC 28405. A private interment will follow in Sea Lawn Memorial Park in Hampstead, NC.
The family will see friends from 10:00 AM until service time at the church.
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Wilmington Funeral & Cremation, 1535 S. 41st Street, Wilmington, NC 28403. 910.791.9099
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