Funeral services for Edward "ED" "Son" Hooper, 87, of Vidalia, LA will be held March 5, 2016 at 11:00am from St. Thomas Baptist Church in Levee Heights, Ferriday, LA. Burial will follow at the Vidalia Cemetery with Rev. Robert Strickland officiating.

Mr. Hooper, son of Willie and Clara Stafford Hooper was born in Shaw, LA and died at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA.

He was retired from the Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries and the 5th District Levee Board. He was one of the original members of the Shaw Spiritual singers. He was always known for singing one of his favorite songs at funerals, "When You Heard of My Homegoing, Don't Worry 'bout Me."

His survivors are: his wife of sixty six years, Cleo Neal Hooper of Vidalia; three sons, Ernest Hooper and his wife, Doris of Ferriday; Floyd Hooper of Vidalia; Dwayne Hooper and his wife, Felecia of San Pedro, CA; three daughters, Patricia Burgess and her husband, Charles of Gonzales, LA; Mary McDonald of Woodville, MS; Carol Armsted and her husband, Clarence, Sr. of Natchez, MS.

Also eight grandchildren and twenty five great-grandchildren; dedicated niece, Deborah Zeek Polk of Vidalia; sisters-in-law, Rosie Lee Hooper, Mary Turner and Savannah Neal; brothers-in-law, James Neal and John Neal and his wife, Addie; lifetime friend and confidante, Willie Milligan of Ferriday. And a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.