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Ronald Kenneth Hooks
November 24, 1936 - October 25, 2024

Captain Ronald Kenneth Hooks, age 87, of LaGrange, passed away on October 25, 2024. Captain Hooks was born on November 24, 1936 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Ronald Hooks and Madge Landman Hooks. At the age of 17, he joined the United States Air Force and was promoted through the ranks to Staff Sargent in just 4 years during the Korean War. Following his years in the Air Force, he had a long career in aviation, beginning with Southern Airways and retiring as a Captain with Northwest Airlines.

Survivors include his wife, June Wheatley Hooks; children, Valarie Paige Hooks, Ronald Wade Hooks and Kelly Lynn Hooks; sister, Jeanette Sands; grandchildren, Emily Peyton Neighbors, Whitney Marie Emberlin and Lucas Hooks; great-grandchild, Kellan Jaid Neighbors; nieces, nephews and extended family.

Captain Hooks was a long-time member of the Lion’s Club of LaGrange, and a member of the LaGrange Gridiron Club. He loved deep-sea fishing, wood-working, hunting and building. He was a member of the Concord Baptist Church.

Memorial services for Captain Hooks will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 2:00 pm at the Higgins Funeral Home at Hunter Allen Myhand Chapel. Family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 pm at the funeral home.

Higgins Funeral Home at Hunter Allen Myhand, 706-884-5626.

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