Mark Alan Hoopengarner

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Mark Alan Hoopengarner Mr. Mark Alan Hoopengarner, age 55, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on December 2, 1959 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Max and Charlotte Fredricks Hoopengarner. He was raised in Terre Haute and was a graduate of Terre Haute South High School. Mark was inducted into the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged. Mark worked early in life as a announcer and reporter for a Terre Haute News Station. Mark was employed as a cook in St. Petersburg, Florida for the Shrimp House and worked there for ten years. While living in Florida he met his best friend and life long companion, Dorothy Chatham; they were married later on July 7, 1997 in Carrollton, Kentucky at the Carrollton Christian Church. This happy companionship of twenty eight years was blessed with three daughters, Brandy, Krista and Marissa. They moved to Madison in 1997 and Mark began working for LMS Construction as a parts runner from 1998-2011. In 2012 he began a career with Century Tube as a havens operator; a job he held until his death. Mark was an avid sports fanatic and loved the Chicago Bears. He could often be found in his man cave watching his beloved Bears and enjoying his recreational smoking. Mark enjoyed hunting, target shooting, riding 4-wheelers, watching NASCAR especially Dale Earnhardt and being with his family. Mark died on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. at his home in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Mark will be missed by his loving wife and companion of 28 years, Dorothy Chatham Hoopengarner of Madison, Indiana; three daughters, Brandy Heath of Madison, Indiana, Krista Bird and her husband, Sean of Madison, Indiana, Marissa Hoopengarner of Shelbyville, Indiana; his grandchildren, Lillian, Sylvia, and Bianca Heath; Madelynn and Sophia Bird; his mother in law, Ethel Edwards of Madison, Indiana; many nieces, nephews & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Max and Charlotte Fredricks Hoopengarner, his father in law, John Trimble Chatham, and his brother in law, Johnny W. Chatham. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., by Pastor David Leland at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Moffett Cemetery in Milton, Kentucky VISITATION Friends may call Sunday from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Mark Alan Hoopengarner Memorial Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments

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