Mario Lucio Gómez Hoover

1918 - 2012  (94 years)

• Name	Mario Lucio Gómez Hoover
  Born	27 May 1918	Valparaiso, Chile
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Sep 2012
  Person ID	I23200	Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Carlos A. Gómez,   d. 1923
  Mother	Helen Hoover,   b. 1889,   d. 1938  (Age 49 years)
  Married	1913
  Family ID	F9034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Solem,   d. 1962
  Married	1947
  Children	1. R.A. Hoover   2. R.L. Hoover   3. R.K. Hoover
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F9039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elva Johnson,   b. 23 Nov 1913, Hughes County, Oklahoma ,   d. 27 Oct 2017, Lakeland, Florida  (Age 103 years)
  Married	1963
  Notes	Obituary of Elva Johnson Hoover, 97, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017. Mrs. Hoover was born November 23,1919, in Hughes County, Oklahoma, and grew up in Coffeyville, Kansas. From early childhood she felt God?s call to the ministry, and trained at Southwestern Bible School. Upon graduation in 1941 she went as a home missionary to the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky where she served for five years. Ordained to the ministry in 1945, she became pastor of the Assemblies of God church in Earlington, KY. She later served the church in Brooten, MN. She was also a freelance writer, and in 1950 was invited to the Assemblies of God headquarters in Springfield, MO, to write curricular materials for Sunday school teachers and stories for various age levels. She was later asked to write promotional materials, including a book, for the denomination?s Home Missions and Benevolences Departments. Her writing caught the attention of the editor of the Pentecostal Evangel who invited her to serve as editorial assistant for the weekly periodical. In 1960 she became national representative for the Women?s Ministries Department. In that capacity she edited a quarterly leadership magazine and traveled as a speaker in district women?s retreats and other functions. In 1963 she married Mario G. Hoover and adopted his three sons, ages 7, 10, and 12. She took leave from her work for five years in order to make a home for the children. During this time she took freelance assignments from various headquarters departments. She returned to the Assemblies of God headquarters in 1968 to serve as Public Relations Assistant for the denomination. She later was appointed Special Assignment Editor in the Church School Literature Department. There she developed Vacation Bible School materials and started a magazine for Children?s Church leaders. In 1973 she earned a BA degree in Communications at Evangel University. In 1976 she was named National Secretary of the church?s Women?s Ministries Department and served in that capacity for the last ten years before her retirement. In this position she was founding editor of the Woman?s Touch magazine. In addition to administrative duties she ministered in retreats, conventions, and seminars in more than 45 districts in the U.S. as well as several countries in Africa and South America. In connection with her work with the Assemblies of God, she also served as chairwoman for women?s and editorial committees in the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America and the Pentecostal World Conference. Since retiring with her husband Mario to Lakeland in 1989, she attended Southside Assembly of God and enjoyed participating in church activities. She also edited several books and assisted her husband in his writing and translation work. She and her husband traveled in ministry to several South American countries, including Chile, his native country.
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F9040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MARIO LUCIO GOMEZ HOOVER Obituary LAKELAND - Mario G. Hoover, 94 went to be with his Lord on September 20,2012. Mr. Hoover was born May 27, 1918 in Valparaiso, Chile, the son of Carlos and Helen (Hoover) Gomez. Mario grew up in the home of his grandfather, Dr. Willis C. Hoover, a Methodist missionary who later founded the indigenous Pentecostal movement in Chile. Mario served in the Chilean Army before coming to the United States at the age of 25 to attend Central Bible College in Springfield, MO. In 1947, he married Ruth Solem and they had three sons, Richard, Ronald and Randall. Ruth died in 1962. In 1963, he married Elva Johnson. Elva adopted his sons. He was employed at Gospel Publishing House in Springfield, MO for 24 years before continuing his education. He earned a BA in history from Evangel University and a MA in History from Missouri State University. He taught history on both high school and college levels before retiring in 1981. His history of the Assemblies of God was used as a textbook at Central Bible College for 20 years. In his retirement years he translated from Spanish to English and published his grandfather's "History of the Pentacostal Revival in Chile", adding a memoir of his own early life and an update on the Chilean Pentacostal movement. At the request of church leaders in Chile, he later published a Spanish edition of the same book. Mario and his wife made several trips to Chile and other South American countries to visit family members and churches. He was a member of Central Assembly of God in Springfield, MO and after moving to Lakeland in 1989, he and his wife attended Southside Assembly. He was also a faithful member of the interdenominational "Wednesday Men's Prayer Group" in Lakeland. In addition to his wife, Elva, of 49 years, he is survived by their three sons, Rev. Richard (Melanie), Lakeland, FL, Ronald (Janice) Springfield, MO, Dr. Randall (Marybeth) Bel Air, MD; five grandchildren, Sarah, Sam, Christopher, Makenzie and Taylor; and two great grandchildren, Evelyn and Max, as well as many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at Southside Assembly of God, 11am Tuesday with visitation one hour prior to the services. Entombment will be held in Lakeland Memorial Gardens mausoleum.