Hershal Hoots1

M
     Hershal Hoots is the son of Wessie B. Hoots and Lizzy Unknown.1

Citations

  1. [S119] 1930 U.S. Census, FamilySearch; Entry for Wessie Hoots and Lizzy Hoots, 1930; Accessed: 10 Jun 2026 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6H-8YH : Fri Jan 17 08:20:56 UTC 2025).

Hiley Sue Hoots1,2,3

F, b. 26 April 1942, d. 22 April 2026
Charts
The Bow Family
     Hiley Sue Hoots was born on 26 April 1942 at Kentucky.1,4 She was the daughter of Willard Pleasant Hoots and Dezzie Euzell Watson.1 She married James Clifford Bow, son of William Hayden Bow and Ruby Lillian Riddle, on 1 November 1958 at Clay County, Tennessee.1,2 She died on 22 April 2026 at age 83.5

IN LOVING MEMORY OF HILEY SUE BOW

April 26, 1942 – April 22, 2026

Hiley S. Bow, 83 of Indianapolis passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. She was born to the late Willard and Dezzie Hoots.

Hiley loved being with her grandchildren and reading her Bible.

Hiley is survived by her longtime companion Carl Shepherd; four children Jim (Sharon) Bow, Barbara (Joe) Rngham, Teresa (Bill) Workinger and Scott (Michelle) Bow; 13 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren and two siblings Mary Bow and Willard "Will" Hoots, Jr. She is proceeded in death by her parents; her husband James Bow, a son Tim Bow and four siblings Alice Merida, Alva Hoots, John Hoots and Martha Back.

A visitation will be Tuesday, April 28, 2026 from 10:00 am until the time of service at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. A funeral service will begin at 11:00 am at the funeral home. Hiley will be laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.3

Children of Hiley Sue Hoots and James Clifford Bow

Citations

  1. [S69] Kenneth R. Scott, John Scott 1761-1843, Pg 117.
  2. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"; Entry for Hiley Sue Hoots and Janes Cliford Bow, 01 Nov 1958; Accessed: 10 Jun 2026 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNZ4-BS8 : Tue Feb 18 21:30:25 UTC 2025).
  3. [S450] Forest Lawn Funeral Home, online https://forestlawncemetery-fh.com/, Obituary: "IN LOVING MEMORY OF HILEY SUE BOW"; Date: 27 Apr 2026; Accessed: 10 Jun 2026 (https://obituaries.forestlawncemetery-fh.com/obituaries/…).
  4. [S397] 1950 U.S. Census, "United States, Census, 1950"; FamilySearch; Entry for Hiley S Hoots and Johnie B Hoots, 21 April 1950 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7C-XLGV : Tue Mar 19 11:07:57 UTC 2024).
  5. [S82] Facebook, online www.facebook.com, In a Facebook posting; Date: 24 Apr 2026; Accessed: 24 Apr 2026.
  6. [S69] Kenneth R. Scott, John Scott 1761-1843, Pg 118.
  7. [S84] Sarah Bow, "Email from Sarah Bow," to Keith Hunter, dated 2 Dec 2009.

John W. Hoots1

M
     John W. Hoots is the son of Willard Pleasant Hoots and Dezzie Euzell Watson.1

Citations

  1. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"; Entry for John W Hoots and Dezzie Watson, 7 Feb 1934: Accessed: 10 Jun 2026 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHP-PV2D : Sat Feb 22 02:51:11 UTC 2025).

Johnie B. Hoots1

M
     Johnie B. Hoots is the son of Willard Pleasant Hoots and Dezzie Euzell Watson.1

Citations

  1. [S397] 1950 U.S. Census, "United States, Census, 1950"; FamilySearch; Entry for Hiley S Hoots and Johnie B Hoots, 21 April 1950 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7C-XLGV : Tue Mar 19 11:07:57 UTC 2024).

Lora Hoots1

F
     Lora Hoots is the daughter of Wessie B. Hoots and Lizzy Unknown.1

Citations

  1. [S119] 1930 U.S. Census, FamilySearch; Entry for Wessie Hoots and Lizzy Hoots, 1930; Accessed: 10 Jun 2026 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6H-8YH : Fri Jan 17 08:20:56 UTC 2025).

Lucille Hoots1

F
     Lucille Hoots is the daughter of Wessie B. Hoots and Lizzy Unknown.1

Citations

  1. [S119] 1930 U.S. Census, FamilySearch; Entry for Wessie Hoots and Lizzy Hoots, 1930; Accessed: 10 Jun 2026 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6H-8YH : Fri Jan 17 08:20:56 UTC 2025).

Martha U. Hoots1

F
     Martha U. Hoots is the daughter of Willard Pleasant Hoots and Dezzie Euzell Watson.1

Citations

  1. [S397] 1950 U.S. Census, "United States, Census, 1950"; FamilySearch; Entry for Hiley S Hoots and Johnie B Hoots, 21 April 1950 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7C-XLGV : Tue Mar 19 11:07:57 UTC 2024).

Marvin Eudell Hoots1

M, b. 17 October 1949, d. 23 October 1949
     Marvin Eudell Hoots was born on 17 October 1949 at Cumberland County, Kentucky.1 He was the son of Willard Pleasant Hoots and Dezzie Euzell Watson.1 He died on 23 October 1949 at Cumberland County, Kentucky.1

Citations

  1. [S28] Family Search, online http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp, "Kentucky, Deaths, 1911-1967"; Entry for Marvin Eudell Hoots and Willard P. Hoots, 23 October 1949; Accessed: 10 Jun 2026 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9R4-4ZB : Wed Mar 06 11:16:26 UTC 2024).

Mary M. Hoots1,2

F
Charts
The Bow Family
     Mary M. Hoots is the daughter of Willard Pleasant Hoots and Dezzie Euzell Watson.1 She married Walter Glen Bow Sr., son of William Hayden Bow and Ruby Lillian Riddle, on 5 January 1953.1

Children of Mary M. Hoots and Walter Glen Bow Sr.

Citations

  1. [S69] Kenneth R. Scott, John Scott 1761-1843, Pg 117.
  2. [S397] 1950 U.S. Census, "United States, Census, 1950"; FamilySearch; Entry for Hiley S Hoots and Johnie B Hoots, 21 April 1950 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7C-XLGV : Tue Mar 19 11:07:57 UTC 2024).

Vela Hoots1

F
     Vela Hoots is the daughter of Wessie B. Hoots and Lizzy Unknown.1

Citations

  1. [S119] 1930 U.S. Census, FamilySearch; Entry for Wessie Hoots and Lizzy Hoots, 1930; Accessed: 10 Jun 2026 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6H-8YH : Fri Jan 17 08:20:56 UTC 2025).