Jay Hooper, 68, of Franklin passed away Monday, March 16, 2020.

Born in Franklin, he was the son of the late Fred Junior and Margie Cabe Hooper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles, Roy and an infant brother; grandsons, Colt, Cody and Zackery as well as his father in law, Carl Shepherd. Jay was a member of Windy Gap Baptist Church. He worked for Belden and Hanes and most recently he drove for Macon Transit. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, building birdhouses and spending time with his beloved dog, ET.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Georgia Hooper; a daughter, Christy Landers (Mark) of Lincolnton, NC; three brothers, Danny (Karen), Ronnie (Diane) and Donnie (Teresa) Hooper; two sisters, Judy Tallent and Sue Bradley; brother and sister in laws, Dale Shepherd (Sandra), Dorthy Dills (Paul), Debbie Chastain (Eric); one granddaughter, Tori Landers, mother in law Annie Ruth Shepherd and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 20, 11 am at Windy Gap Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Bishop, Rev. Brian Browning and Rev. Davis Hooper officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in the Windy Gap Baptist Church Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Buddy Payne, Ben West, Bobby Peek, Gary Holland, Shaun Cribbs and Dale Shepherd.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donation may be made to Windy Gap Baptist Church, 1111 Windy Gap Rd, Franklin, NC 28734

Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Condolences can be made to the family at www.maconfuneralhome.com.