Juanita Vaughan Hopkins

Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled graveside services for 4:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21st, at Mt. Tabor Cemetery.

Mrs. Hopkins, the daughter of James & Edwina Vaughan, was born Oct. 14, 1943, in Lamar County.

She graduated from Powderly schools and attended Paris Junior College. Juanita worked at the Ramada Inn, L. P. McCuistion Regional Medical Center, and Walmart before beginning a career at Kimberly-Clark, where she retired.

She was an avid artist and enjoyed painting, candle making, and photography. Juanita had a great love for all animals and would buy pet food to feed strays. Juanita would be so pleased if someone would help a shelter or stray animal in her memory.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James Carl Hopkins, Sr., whom she married on June 28, 1963, building 43 years of family and memories before his death on June 3, 2007, also three brothers, James V. Vaughan, Gary C. Vaughan, and Bobby L. Vaughan and two sisters-in-law, Delma Vaughan and Dorene Vaughan.

Survivors include a daughter, Diana Ruth Garen & husband Tony of Tyler, James Carl Hopkins, Jr. & wife Leisha of Telephone, grandchildren; J. R. Garen & wife Jessica, Jared Garen, Lucy Garen, Clark Hopkins & wife Emily and Coleman Hopkins, a great grandson, Jonathan Garen, one brother, Joe Bailey Vaughan of Powderly, and two sisters-in-law, Mary Vaughan of Paris and Brenda Vaughan of Powderly along with numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.