Louise Shirley Hooper Sutton, age 93, of Houston, Texas, born December 10, 1932, in Sarepta, Louisiana, went peacefully to be with Christ on January 29,2026. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Gipson Sutton Jr., her parents, Catherine Saunders Bonsack Hooper and Louis Grady Hooper and her older sister, Catharine B. London.
A lifelong teacher, Louise attended Stephens College on an art scholarship, and later returned to school to earn her Bachelors degree from Houston Baptist College and her Masters from The University of Houston, graduating with honors. She made sure her children were exposed to the arts and was a longtime patron of the Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera.
Louise was a woman of strong Christian faith, a talented artist, and an avid gardener, especially known for her amaryllis. She held strong beliefs and opinions concerning many subjects, primarily religion and politics but she could be gracious with those uninformed enough to have a different point of view. She loved making pralines, oatmeal cookies and peanut brittle for her friends and family, had a fondness for the color red and enjoyed celebrating life’s joys with family and friends. Louise cherished her multiple cats and loyal dogs with which she is no doubt happily reunited with in Heaven.
Louise is survived by her children, Nancy Elizabeth Sutton Levick; Michael Herbert Sutton (Kathy); and Thomas Louis Sutton (Dana); her grandchildren, Evan Levick Larwood (Charles), Erin Levick Perry (Mitchell), Bradley Michael Sutton (Alexis), Thomas Alan Sutton, Megan Sutton Howard (Colin), and Emily Sutton Morby (Carter) and her great-grandchildren, Wyatt Larwood, Waylon Larwood, Everett Perry, Emmett Perry, Harper Howard, Hadley Howard, Hunter Louise Howard, Caroline Morby, Sutton Morby, and Maisie Morby, her brother Louis Grady Hooper Jr. and numerous nieces and nephews. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren loved their “Lulu” deeply. She will be remembered as a devoted mother and beloved grandmother who loved Jesus, and whose love lives on through her family.
There will be a Celebration of Louise’s Life at Ascension Episcopal Church, 2525 Seagler, Houston, TX 77024 on Saturday, March 7 at 1 p.m. A graveside service will follow on Sunday, March 8 at Magnolia Cemetery in Woodville, Texas at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family request gifts be made to Ascension Episcopal Church, 2525 Seagler, Houston, TX 77024.
Local arrangements are under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Woodville, Texas.
