Johnnie Lee Hooker III was born May 31, 1988 and Joseph Lindsey David Hooker was born on July 6, 1991 to the union of the Reverend Johnnie Lee Hooker, Jr. and Windy miller in Kansas City, Missouri. Throughout John’s early years, he played baseball and basketball for various little leagues and IC triple A Teams. John and Joe accepted Christ at an early age and sang with their father as a member of the Reverend Johnnie Lee Hooker and family gospel group which consisted of his brother Joe and sister Janelle. The family attended the Evangelic Church located at Truman Road and Troost Avenue. Both John and Joe attended school in the Kansas City area they attended the Carver Christian Academy, The Heart of America  Christian Academy the Kansas City School district. John graduated in May 2006 from Northeast high School and attended Longview Community College prior to enlisting in the MO Army National Guard. John completed his basic training in Fort Benning, Georgia. John was the sole proprietor of ACE Painting Company a subsidiary of his late father’s company Paint 4 Less.

Joseph Hooker graduated in May 2008 from the DeLasalle Academy and worked part-time assisting his brother to open Greedy Man’s Barbecue and Grill and for Calley tires in Kansas City, Missouri. Joe loved to sing and rap and was featured on several of his brothers’ musical CD’s. Joe was a member of the Philly’s 3 and 2 baseball league for five years playing for Calvin Williamson Joe’s coach Calvin and his family were finalizing plans for Joe to attend the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to pursue his academics and his love of baseball John and Joe are preceded in death by their father the revered Johnnie lee Hooker, Jr. and grandfather,  Johnnie Lee Hooker, Sr.

John and Joe’s memories will be cherished by their mother Windy Miller, of Dallas Texas, Step-mother JoAnn Moore-Hooker of Kansas City, Missouri.  Their grandparents Mae Ella and Marvin Credit of Conway, Arkansas, two brothers; Steven Dawkins-Hooker (Tennille), and Anthony Brooks of Kansas City, Kansas , five sisters la Tosha (Arthur) peoples  of Kansas City, Kansas Shakina Dawkins and Yashima Garba of Kansas City, Missouri, Janelle and JaNae Hooker of Dallas Texas. One step-brother, Renell Ross of Los Angeles, Ca. two step-sisters, Candace Ross and Ennisha Ross of Kansas City, Missouri. Several aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of relatives and friends

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Service Details for Johnnie Lee Hooker III

Visitation:

Date and Time: June 4, 2010 at 9:00am
Location: Memorial Baptist Church on Hillcrest & Longview

Funeral:

Date and Time: June 4, 2010 at 11:00am
Location: Memorial Baptist Church on Hillcrest & Longview

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Posted by Malcolm Morris on June 2, 2010