WILLIAM H. HOPKINS

William Hopkins

William H. Hopkins, 87, of rural New Philadelphia died Sept. 1, 2019, in Macomb.

He was born in rural Fulton County, a son of Claude and Cora Mae Agnew Hopkins. He married Hazel Marie Miller on April 25, 1953, in Pismo Beach, Calif., before he left for Korea. She survives.

Also surviving are two children, Nancy Hopkins (and Joe Ourth) and Stephen Hopkins (and Laura Gennaco); brothers and sisters, Ruby Bishop, Herbert Hopkins, Thomas Hopkins and Bonnie Lisle; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by eight siblings, Pauline, Edgar, Ralph, Clyde, Margaret, David, Hazel and Mary Lou.

He grew up in Cuba, graduating from Cuba High School in 1951. He served in the U.S. Signal Corp stationed in Korea.

He was a person of great faith and was an active member of New Salem Christian Church in Adair. He was active in the American Legion. He was a stand-out basketball player for Cuba High School and continued to enjoy sports throughout his life. He worked at several agriculture-related jobs in his early career. He also raised and showed St. Bernard dogs. He became an electrician and worked for Consolidation Coal Company. He was very talented mechanically, and was an accomplished woodworker.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at Henry Lange Memorial Home in Cuba. The funeral will be held at Cuba Christian Church on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be held at the Bushnell Cemetery at 1:30 p.m.

Memorials may be made to Cuba Christian Church or the Salvation Army Food Pantry.

Condolences may be sent to henrylange.com.

Published in the Astoria South Fulton Argus on 9/4/2019