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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HOOKER J CLYDE JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOOKER FURNITURE CORP [HOFT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) HOOKER FURNITURE CORP, 440 E COMMONWEALTH BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/22/2004 (Street) MARTINSVILLE, VA 24112 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/23/2004   G V 117,871 D (1) 0 I By Hooker Family Trust Common Stock 01/23/2004   G V 196,324 D (1) 0 I By Mabel H. Toms Trust Common Stock 02/12/2004   G V 2,000 D (1) 205,774 (2) D   Common Stock 02/23/2004   G V 3,100 D (1) 202,674 D   Common Stock 04/07/2004   G V 1,000 D (1) 62,324 (2) I By Wife's Trust Common Stock 04/12/2004   G V 3,000 D (1) 199,674 D   Common Stock 04/27/2004   G V 4,000 D (1) 195,674 D   Common Stock 07/07/2004   G V 750 D (1) 194,924 D   Common Stock 07/08/2004   G V 3,200 D (1) 191,724 D   Common Stock 07/14/2004   G V 4,800 D (1) 186,924 D   Common Stock 09/01/2004   G V 4,000 D (1) 182,924 D   Common Stock 09/24/2004   G V 3,000 D (1) 179,924 D   Common Stock 10/22/2004   S   1,015 D $ 23.16 242,330 (2) I By Hooker Family Trust Common Stock 10/22/2004   S   1,691 D $ 23.16 403,839 (2) I By J.C.H. Jr. Trust Common Stock 10/22/2004   S   1,052 D $ 23.16 251,084 (2) I By J.C.H. Jr. Trust U/W Common Stock 10/25/2004   S   3,000 D $ 22.52 40,460 (2) I By FBO K. Garrett Trust Common Stock 10/25/2004   S   1,484 D $ 22.52 96,428 (2) I By J.C.H. & Descend. Trust Common Trust 10/25/2004   S   5,686 D $ 22.52 236,644 I By Hooker Family Trust Common Stock 10/25/2004   S   9,476 D $ 22.52 394,363 I By J.C.H. Jr. Trust Common Stock 10/25/2004   S   5,896 D $ 22.52 245,188 I By J.C.H. Jr. Trust U/W

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOOKER J CLYDE JR HOOKER FURNITURE CORP 440 E COMMONWEALTH BLVD MARTINSVILLE, VA 24112		X

Signatures

//Robert W. Sherwood attorney for J. Clyde Hooker, Jr.		10/26/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	No price as transaction was a gift.
(2)	On January 20, 2004 Hooker Furniture Corporation issued a stock dividend of one share of common stock for each outstanding, resulting in the reporting person's acquisition of 103,887 shares directly, 31,662 shares indirectly (by the reporting person's wife's trust), 121,670 shares indirectly (by Hooker Family Trust), 202,765 shares indirectly (by J.C.H. Jr. Trust), 126,068 shares indirectly (by J.C.H. Jr. Trust U/W), 21,730 shares indirectly (by FBO K. Garrett Trust), and 48,956 shares indirectly (by J.C.H. & Descend. Trust).

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