Alice Faye Hoover, 76, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015, in Ennis, Texas.
Alice was born in Falls County, Texas, on July 10, 1938, to William F. and Lillie Mae (Finney) Matheson. She grew up in Waco and attended school there. On July 4, 1987, she married Buddy C. Hoover and they made their home in Ennis.
She worked for Storey Manufacturing as a seamstress for many years and retired from Atlas Sound Company. She was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed reading, traveling, and classical music. Her family was the joy of her life and her grandchildren filled her heart with such joy.
Alice will be remembered by all who knew her and her memory will be cherished most by her family including sons: Fred McClellan, David Navarro and wife Kim, Kelly Navarro and wife Dawn; daughters: Ellen McClellan, Teresa May and husband Mike, and Tamara Robb; sixteen grandchildren: ten great-grandchildren; two sisters: Barbara Brown and Betty Bounds; along with other family and special friends. She is preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Kenneth Matheson, Sr.; and her husband, Buddy Hoover, on June 13, 1998.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the J.E. Keever Mortuary Chapel of Ennis with Rosary at 7 p.m.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at 10 a.m. at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Ennis with Father Antonio Ormaza as celebrant. Pallbearers will be Alex May, Kevin Bounds, Mark Navarro, Ken Matheson, Jr., James Navarro, Devin Bundy, Mike Fuentes and Michael Ross. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery under the direction of J.E. Keever Mortuary, Inc.
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