Fay Kay Hood, 89, a longtime resident of Middlesex Township, died Tuesday at her home.

Born Nov. 15, 1916, in New Castle, she was the daughter of John and Harriett Williams Garmen.

Mrs. Hood was a homemaker and was well known for her flower gardening and baking skills. She learned to knit during World War II, when she made sweaters for G.I.s. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting.

Surviving are her husband, Robert L. Hood, whom she married July 31, 1942; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Linda) Jansen of Middlesex Township; a son, Larry J. Hood (Carolyn) of Newbury Park, Calif.; two grandchildren, Robert L. Hood of Tallahassee, Fla., and Kenneth S. Hood of Portland, Ore.; and great-grandson, William Hood of Portland.

She was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother.

<B>HOOD </B>— Friends of Fay Kay Hood, who died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>MCDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME</B>, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Glade Run Cemetery, Middlesex Township.Memorial donations may be made to VITAS Hospice, 3520 Route 130, Irwin, PA 15642.