MARDELA SPRINGS - Ralph Patrick Hooper died Sat., Jun. 6, 2015, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Clayton, Del., he was a son of the late William "Guy" Hooper and Ruby Truitt Hooper. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1953. He worked in substation maintenance for Delmarva Power for over 37 years. He was a member of Nelson's Memorial United Methodist Church in Hebron and Bethany Lutheran Church in Salisbury. He was a member of Temple Lodge No. 170 A.F. & A.M., where he earned his 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason; Rockawalkin Ruritan Club, where he served as past president and was honored with Ruritan of the Year; and a member of the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department for over 20 years. He was also a past Cub Scout leader, past president of the Mardela Springs PTA and past president of the Westside Historical Society. He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Patricia Kammer Hooper; daughter, Katherine Magner; sons, Curtis Hooper of Salisbury and Craig Hooper of Virginia Beach; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Bud Hooper of Mardela Springs; & sister, Thelma Hales of Boca Raton, Fla.; and by many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, William, Walter and Joe Hooper; and four sisters, Doris, Louise and Amanda and Ruth. A funeral service was held Thurs., Jun. 11, 2015, at Short Funeral Home in Delmar. Interment with military honors followed at Springhill Memory Gardens in Hebron.