THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, March 13 1969

 

Mrs. Laura C. Hooper, 57, the wife of contractor and horseman, Fred W. Hooper, died Friday at Miami Heart Institute after a long illness. Her husband, known as one of the nation’s most successful thoroughbred owners, lived in Bunnell several years.

Services were Monday afternoon in the Philbrick and Son Coral Gables Funeral Home. .

Other survivors include her son Fred Hooper, Jr., Montgomery, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. Marshall Green Wheeler of Zurich, Switzerland, and Mrs. Robin Phillips of Rich­mond. Va.; five sisters; a brother; and 11 grandchildren.