Wallace Rooks

April 3, 1934 - February 3, 2019

John Wallace “Wally” Rooks, age 84, Hamilton, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Hospice of Hamilton. He was born in Hamilton on April 3, 1934, the son of Arvin and Mae (Bailey) Rooks. He attended Hamilton High School and was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force serving from May 5, 1952 to May 19, 1956. He married Carolyn Bell in Hamilton on July 12, 1958. Wallace had been employed by Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. retiring in 1992 after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Ohio Snow Birds Club of Gulf Shores, Alabama for 17 years. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; his son, Jeffrey (Tammy) Rooks, Miamisburg, Ohio; his daughter, Rebecca Weishaupt, Collierville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Jordan (Jessica), Emily (Robert), Kyle, Makenna Davis, Amanda, Patrick, Crystal and Jessica Rooks; great grandson, Tanner Riley; brother-in-law Thomas Bell and a special cousin Bonnie Welch, three brothers, Mike (Karen) Rooks, Greg Rooks and Ken (Jo) Rooks; sisters-in-law, Donna Bell and Dr. Linda Bell and his niece, Melissa (Jake) Steinbrink and their sons, Holden and Tucker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arvin Rooks and Mae Boell, nephew Kenneth Bell, brothers-in-law Walt and David Bell and sister-in-law Judith Bell. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Weigel Funeral Home, 980 N.W. Washington Blvd. Hamilton, Ohio 45013 Pastors Mike Botts and Orville Roach officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation will be Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until time of the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Hospice of Hamilton 1010 Eaton Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio 45013 or Immanuel Baptist Church, 1770 Eaton Road, Hamilton, Ohio. Online condolences are available at www.weigelfuneralhome.com