Sandra Elaine Kern Hooper, 64 of Brushwood Circle, Newton died Wednesday, July 28, 2009 at Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley. Born November 27, 1944 in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late Maggie Eugina  Newell & Dayton Hugh Kern. Sandra worked as a Sales Associate at WalMart for 10 years. Her husband of 46 years, Clemmie Burien, â??CBâ? Hooper Jr.; a daughter, Allison Marie Hayter of Newton; a son, Clemmie Burien Hooper, III of Lincolnton; a brother, Owen Clay Kern of Charlotte, NC; and 4 grandchildren survive her. By Sandraâ??s request there will be no ceremony. Family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel in Newton. Condolence messages may be sent to www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Hooper family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Newton.Â