Jenalee (Dickinson) Hooper was born March 8, 1937 in Amory Mississippi to Lynwood C. & Irene (Cole) Dickinson. The family moved to Springfield in 1941; Jenalee graduated from Senior (Central) High School in 1955 where she was a proud member of the Kilties. She married the love of her life, Jack, on April 3, 1959 and to this union their daughter Tracie was born in 1962. She worked at Family Loan as a secretary, and later at St Paul Methodist Church as a Financial Secretary until the birth of her daughter. She later went to work for Consumers Markets where she worked in the Accounting department and retired after 35 years.

Jenalee loved to go dancing, reading good books, traveling to Hawaii where she and Jack enjoyed many relaxing hours, writing poems for family and friends, and helping Jack with his many antique interests. As a young girl, she taught herself how to sew, and over the years made many beautiful outfits for herself and her daughter.

She was preceded in death by both parents and her sister Robby Lynn Osborn. She is survived by her husband Jack, daughter Tracie Lenz, grandson Nicholas Lenz, and niece Amanda Osborne.