Obituary of Clifton Hooker

A graveside service will be held Saturday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Gates Cemetery in Crow for Clifton Leroy Hooker of Eugene. Cliff died March 15 of age-related causes.Cliff was born on August 26, 1933 in Crow as the youngest of ten children to Ira John and Beulah Mae Hooker. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. He was stationed in Germany for three years as a field radio mechanic, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant.He married Rosecella Schaaf in 1956. They had two sons, Mark and Dennis, both of Eugene; and two daughters, Shelly Trent of Eugene and Sherri Winterstein of Portland. A son, Douglas, died in infancy.Cliff was a proud graduate of the University of Oregon. He earned a bachelor of science in 1960 and went on to work as a real estate appraiser for the Federal Housing Authority.He spent many years as a member of the Moose Lodge and enjoyed many hobbies including fishing on the McKenzie River, camping, hunting, bowling, reading, and watching the Ducks play football.Cliff is survived by his four children and seven grandchildren.A celebration of life will be held at the Grange Hall in Crow immediately following the graveside service.Arrangements entrusted to Musgrove Family Mortuary. Please access the obituary and you are invited to sign the guestbook at musgroves.com