Martha Hoover's Obituary
Martha Hoover, age 92 of Centerville died Saturday, January 26, 2007 at Golden Age Care Center, Centerville.
Martha was born January 30, 1914, the daughter of Harry and Luna (Sanders) Hoover in Jerome, Iowa. She graduated from Newton High School in Missouri and attended William Jewel and University of Missouri College to study Education. She was a Girl Scout leader while in college and later coached girls volleyball. Martha was in the US Navy (Waves). She was a superintendent and principal for schools in Rufus, Lebanon, and Milwaukee, Oregon. She traveled the country and wrote about the historical facts to better teach her students. Martha loved cars and enjoyed driving her 1934 Model A in parades in Oregon and Iowa. She was a member of the N.E.A., and the Drake Avenue Christian Church.
Martha is survived by two brothers; Joe Hoover of Oceanside, CA., and James Hoover of Lake St. Louis, MO., one cousin; Martha Sanders and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; Harry and Luna Hoover, two sisters; Marjorie Halett and Jessie Hoover.
Graveside services will be held at 2 PM Tuesday at Oakland Cemetery with Carl Heien officiating. Friends may call all day Monday at the Thomas Lange Funeral Home, Centerville. A memorial has been established to the Drake Public Library of the Appanoose County Historical Society and may be mailed or left at the Thomas Lange Funeral Home, 1900 south 18th St, Centerville, Iowa, 52544.
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