- Date Of Birth: October 24, 1949
- Date Of Death: June 16, 2020
- State: Missouri
“Marti” Marvis Jane Tooey, age 70, of Hannibal, MO passed away at 9:47 am Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at her home.
Marti was born on October 24, 1949, in Trenton, MO the daughter of Marvin and Icel (Knifong) Rinehart.
She was united in marriage to Billy Joe Tooey on July 1, 1972, in Browning, MO. He survives her of the home.
Other survivors include her children Janna Tooey of Hannibal, MO and Joseph Tooey (Brandy) of Durham, MO; sister, Vanessa Cox (Joe Harris) of Columbia, MO; grandchildren, Ryan Fellhoelter of Hannibal, MO, Joshua, Kathryn, and James Tooey of Durham, MO; special friend, Janice Stanford of Taylor Springs, IL; and numerous nieces and nephews and cousins.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Tooey was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmie LaRoy Rinehart and sister Susan Carol Peeler.
Marti graduated from Meadville High School in 1967, and went on to further her education at Northeast Missouri State College (Truman State University) in Kirksville, MO.
Mrs. Tooey taught music and band at Madison, Philadelphia and Shelbina school districts, before settling in the Hannibal Public Schools where she taught at Eugene Field, Stowell and retired from the Hannibal Middle School as the vocal music teacher.
Marti was a talented musician that loved to teach the joy of music.
Mrs. Tooey was a member of Hydesburg United Methodist Church and was very instrumental in their choir along with being the Choir Director at the First United Methodist Church in Hannibal for several years.
