Obituaries

Thelma Dalton Hoover age 90 passed away at The Homestead of Collinsville Texas in the early morning of Friday April 27 2012. Services will be held at Friendship United Methodist Church in Sherman on Monday April 30 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Chaplain Jerryd Wallace of Home Hospice Grayson County and Billy Wilder of Friendship United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Friendship Cemetery following services. The family will receive visitors and friends at Dannel Funeral Home on Sunday April 29 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thelma was born in Gunter Texas to Lee Wilson and Ocie Mae Adams Wilson on October 7 1921. She attended schools in the Plainview community. On November 5 1942 Thelma married Roy W. Dalton in Sherman Texas. He preceded her in death on March 14 1976. The Daltons had 3 daughters and 1 son together. Later in 1979 she married Hoyte Hoover who preceded her in death. For fourteen years before retirement she was employed at Wilson N. Jones (now known as Texas Health Presbyterian) where she worked in Environmental Services. Thelma took pride in her work and had an upbeat attitude often trying to cheer patients when she entered their rooms. She had an excellent work ethic from hand-picking cotton at an early age to working at her father""¢s service station (where she met Roy) to working alongside Roy in farming and raising their children who she took great pride in. After retiring from working at WNJ (where she met Hoyte) they enjoyed gardening and traveling and a few flea markets. After retirement she began collecting dolls and continued to add to her collection through the years. She also enjoyed playing Bingo. Mrs. Hoover was preceded in death by her parents husbands Roy W. Dalton and Hoyte Hoover son Jerry Dalton brothers T.H. Wilson and Jimmy Wilson. Surviving family members are daughters, Lois Norman and husband Mike of Collinsville TX Carolyn Waldrum and husband Art of Sherman Norma Giarraputo and husband Tony of Sherman brother Curtis Wilson and wife Willie of Sherman and a sister Dorothy Ireland and husband Pete of Whitesboro TX. Six grandchildren Tonya Norman of Florida Tamyra Mohon of Collinsville Janna Dalton of Wichita Falls Amy Brooks and husband Beau of Waxahachie Daniel Waldrum and wife Jami of Sherman Sara Waldrum of Sherman and ten great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Ted Wilson Richard Wilson Don Dalton Don Wilborn Jake Nauss and Glenn Waldrum. Honorary Pallbearer is Raymond Meador. If desired memorials may be made to Friendship UMC Building Fund 293 Friendship Road Sherman TX 75092 or Home Hospice of Grayson County 505 W. Center St. Sherman TX 75090. For condolences please sign the online guestbook at www.dannelfuneralhome.com