Marla Ellis sells longtime accounting firm

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Cordell accountant Marla Ellis Harper announced the sale of her firm, Marla Ellis Harper, CPA, to Karen Hoover.

“It is very exciting and a fantastic way to ensure the continued commitment to excellence for our clients,” Ellis Harper said. “This will be the best of all possible worlds for me, for Karen, and for the clients who depend on us.”

Hoover, a graduate of the University of San Diego, brings over 30 years of experience in the accounting field, and has worked for the past 12 years for the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Prior to working for OTC, she worked for the District Attorney’s Office of Child Support Division and also spent time as a paralegal with an emphasis on accounting.

She and her husband, Bruce, have four children and eight grandchildren. Bruce is the owner of Hoover Dozer and is also a farmer in Washita and Kiowa counties.

“I can’t think of anything I would rather be doing right now than working with Marla and her clients,” said Hoover. “Being part of this community and working with the wonderful people here is the fulfillment of a dream.”

Marla, who has owned the CPA practice since July 1999, said she and longtime assistant Mary Ann Shockey will remain on staff at the business now named Hoover Accounting Services LLC. The business will remain at the current location, 106 East First Street in Cordell, and the phone number will continue to be 580-832-5337. Office hours are 9 a.m. until noon and 1- 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

“We will continue to provide the individualized, personal service that built the firm,” Hoover emphasized. “Knowledge and technology are necessary, and we will certainly continue to provide those, but a focus on each client and their needs is what will help us continue to set the standard for being an accounting firm to depend on.”