Myrtle V. Hooton (nee: Courtaway) of St. Louis, MO, died on Friday February 27, 2015, at the age of 99. Loving wife of the late Ernest Hooton; beloved daughter of the late Walter and Minnie Courtaway; devoted mother of Myrtle Ann (Jim) Orlando and Victoria (Michael) Kelly; cherished grandmother of Michelle Kelly, Jimmy Orlando Linda (Jeff) Moomey, Toni Orlando, and Barbara Denman; treasured great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of many; dear sister of Robert (Bernice) Courtaway and Betty Dorcheff. She is preceded in death by her siblings, Ethel Evanshine, Maxine Henderson, Leo Courtaway, Olin Courtaway, Lottie Crenshaw, and Joe Courtaway.
Memorials may be made in Myrtle's name to charity of choice.