Thomas Andrew Hooks of Providence, KY was born in Christian County, KY on December 28, 1948 and passed away Friday, August 18, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY.

He professed a hope in Christ at an early age and attended Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, KY. He attended Christian County High School. He was a Vietnam War Veteran. After returning home, he finished his education at Austin Peay University in Clarksville, TN. He was an avid hunter and fisherman until his health declined.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Gladys May Smith Hooks White; step-father, Harry Lee White; father, Joe Payton Hooks; step-mother, Augusta Hooks; step-son, Gregory Feagins; siblings, Martha Ann Quarles, Gregory Hooks, Joe Payton Hooks, Robert Hooks, and John Virgil Hooks; and three step-brothers, Henry Lee White, Robert White, and Harry White, Jr.

He leaves to cherish his loving memories; a wife, Carolyn Hooks; sisters, Jo Ann Winston (Delmar) of Fairview, KY, Delores Burrell of Hopkinsville, KY and Theresa Simpsons of Jacksonville, FL; brothers, Will Arthur Hooks of Killeen, TX, Gus Allen Hooks of Killeen, TX; a step-daughter, Karen Radford; three step-granddaughters; and five step-great grandchildren; ; and a host of nieces, nephews, friends, and loved ones.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, August 25, 2023 at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home – Providence Chapel, at 301 N. Broadway in Providence. Burial will follow at Cumberland Hill Cemetery. Military Honors will be performed at the graveside.

Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until service time Friday at the funeral home in Providence. Pallbearers and flower bearers will be family and friends.

The family would like to thank Silas Woolfolk for all of his help.