Courtesy of ShelbyCounrty

Anna Patricia Bailey Hooper left this life on February 8, 2020 after a lengthy illness at her home in Waxahachie, with her beloved son and daughter at her bedside. 

Patricia was born to Sherrill T. and Elisabeth Moses Bailey on February 25, 1947 in Shreveport, LA. She graduated from Timpson High School in 1965, where she was Drum Major of the award-winning Timpson Bear Band. She attended East Texas Baptist University and Stephen F. Austin State University. Patricia was an accomplished pianist and served in the Music Ministry of the Timpson First United Methodist Church and The First Baptist Church of Waxahachie. Her warm, fun-loving personality and ready laugh made her a delight to her family and her many friends. A life-long animal lover, Patricia shared her home with a variety of cats and dogs, the number of which was frequently increased by the adoption of stray or abandoned animals.

Patricia is survived by:
Her son, Matthew Bowlin of Waxahachie

Her daughter, Brittany Bowlin of Austin

Her brother, Tad Bailey of Timpson

Her nephews: 
Tom and Burt Hairgrove
Ben and Will Bailey

Her neice, Sarah Breedlove

Her circle of precious friends

She was preceded in death by:
Her husband, Thomas M. Hooper