Omer R. Hook  

Omer Roy Hook Birth: 9 Dec 1906 Burnettsville, White County, Indiana Death 30 July 1953 Culver, Marshall County, Indianason of John Jacob Hookand Lena Caroline Boller

Omer Roy HOOK, 46, formerly of Kewanna, died suddenly Thursday evening of a heart attack at his home in Culver. He was owner and operator of the Van Meter Implement Company in Culver.

He was a resident of Kewanna for 10 years before moving to Culver in 1946. In January of this year he purchased the Van Meter company, a farm implement agency.

He was a native of Burnettsville where he was born on Dec. 9, 1906.

Active in Masonic work, Hook was a past master of the Kewanna Masonic Lodge and a member of the Culver Masonic Lodge. He also was a member of the Culver Methodist Church.

Surviving are the widow, Geneva [HOOK]; three daughters, Mrs. Eleanor YELTON of Culver, Mrs. Marilyn McLANE of Indianapolis, and Miss Virginia HOOK, at home; a son, John Robert HOOK at home; three sisters, Mrs. Charles SUITERS and Mrs.Viola DAVIS, both of Burnettsville, and Mrs. Edgar LEIGH of Indianapolis; three brothers, Benjamin HOOK of Walton and John and Delmar HOOK, both of Burnettsville, and two grandchildren.

Final rites will be held at 2 o’clock DST Sunday afternoon at the Culver Methodist Church, Dr. Hardigg SEXTON officiating. Burial will be in Culver Cemetery with members of the Culver Masonic Lodge conducting graveside rites.

Friends may call at the residence on College avenue in Culver until time of the services.- Friday, July 31, 1953 Rochester Sentinel

Omer R. Hook Is Victim of Heart Attack

FUneral Services for Omer Hook, age, 46, Culver business man, who died of a heart attack at his home on Colege Avenue last Thursday night, were held at two o'clock Sunday afternoon at the methodist Church

Dr. Hardigg Secton officated and burial was at the Culver Cemetery

Although Mr. Hook had been in poor health for several months, his death cam unecpectedly.

Born near Burnettsville, Ind. on December 9, 1906, Omer Roy Hook lived in Kewanna for ten years before coming to Culver in 1946 to operate the VanMeter Farm Implement Co.

In January 1953, he purchased the business which is now known as the Hook Implement Store. He was a member of the Culver Masonic Lodge and a past master of the Kewanna Masonice Lodge of which he was a former member. Both lodges took part in the Masonic rites at the ceremony

Surviving with his widow, Geneva, are three daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Yelton, Culver; Mrs. Marily McLane, Indianapolis amd Virginia at home; one sone John Robert, at home; three sisters Mrs. Charles Sulters and Mrs Viola Davis both of Burnettsville and Mrs. Edgar Leigh of Indianapolis; three brothers Benjamin Walton, Ind. John and Delmar of Burnettsville and twp grandchildren - 5 Aug. 1953 Citizen

married 1st 23 Feb 1926 Marion, Indiana Emily Irene Harvey Birth 1909 Indiana Death 3 Sep 1927 Burnettsville, White County, Indiana Burial Zion German Evangelical Cemetery Royal Center, Cass County, Indiana daughter of James Franklin "Jesse" Harvey and Sarah Jane "Jennie" Strasser

Child:

Eloise Elinor Hook Birth 27 Mar 1927 Royal Center, Boone Twp, Cass County, Indiana Death 12 Mar 2015 Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida Burial Sebastian Cemetery Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida married 1st Freddie Lee Yelton 2nd Dale Eugene Grabenbauer

married 1930 Marion County, Indiana Geneva Bell Fletcher

Omer Hook. 24. Burnettsville, farmer. and Geneva B. Fletcher, 26, of 1423 Hoyt - Indianapolis Times Thu, Aug 07, 1930 Page 12

Birth 13 Jun 1903 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Death 24 Jun 2002 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana Burial Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana daughter of Robert Hicklin Fletcher and Myrtle Daisy Fetrow

Geneva B. Hook
June 13, 1903 - June 24, 2002

CULVER- -Geneva B. Hook, 99, of 203 College Ave., died at 6:55 p.m. Monday in Miller's Merry Manor, Culver.

Survivors include three daughters, Virginia L.Thomas and Marilyn McLane, both of Culver, and Eleanor Grabenbauer of Sebastian, Fla.; and a sister, Betty Zabst of Martinsville, Ind.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Wesley United Methodist Church.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today in Bonine Funeral Home. - South Bend Tribune Wed, Jun 26, 2002 ·Page 30

Children:

Marilyn J. Hook married Frank O. McLane

Virgina Lee Thomas married 1st Robert Lee Ross, divorced; married 2nd Greald "Jerry" Lee Thomas

John Robert Hook Birth 20 Jun 1943 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Death 9 Sep 1966 Lawrence, Marion County, Indiana Burial Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana

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