HOOTEN, REX

Rex Hooten, 85, of Brooksville, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, at Spring Hill Health and Rehab Center, Brooksville.

He was born in Alexander City, Ala., and moved to Florida 59 years ago. He was a retired electrician, a World War II U.S. Marine veteran, a member of Boulevard Christian Church, Miami, and the IBEW, and a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Julia; a son, Roger of Jacksonville; two daughters, Cathryn Hooten of Oswego, N.Y., and Rebecca Nelsen of Longwood; a sister, Signa Davis of Dayton, Ohio; and four grandchildren.

Arrangements by National Cremation Society, Brooksville.