She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Ruby Paris, two brothers, Lawrence and Sanford Glen Paris, her beloved husband of 61 years, Harold Lee Hopkins, and her oldest child Micheal Neal Hopkins. She leaves behind children: daughter-in-law, Joan Hopkins of Wichita, KS, daughter Heather (Jim) Copeland of Copperas Cove, TX, daughter Alicia Hopkins of Copperas Cove, TX, daughter Pat (Tom) Prewit of Copperas Cove, TX, daughter Vanessa Hebb of Eastlake, CO, son Matthew (Tracy) Hopkins of Byers, CO, and daughter Faith (Kevin) Mittman of Belle Plaine, IA. There are also numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, along with nephews, nieces, many foster children and many, many friends.
She served faithfully in the West Douglas church of Christ in Wichita, KS, the Golden church of Christ in Golden, CO and the Copperas Cove church of Christ in Copperas Cove, TX. She was a devoted licensed practical nurse and a bible school teacher. She loved teaching little ones bible songs. She was a former member of the Wichita Metropolitan Chorus and loved singing. She taught many women’s and children’s bible classes, hosted overnight and camping events geared towards teaching Christian virtues. She loved to whistle bird sounds and was so good the birds would talk back to her. She had real love of nature and teaching children about God’s creations. She had dead-eye precision in aiming her shoes at her misbehaving children (imps).
Her family is continuing what she taught by celebrating her life knowing that she will hear “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
A visitation will be held at Crawford Bowers Funeral Home of Copperas Cove, TX from 6-8pm on Thursday, July 2, 2020. Funeral services will be at the Church of Christ 306 W Ave E, Copperas Cove, TX 76522 at 11am on Friday, July 3rd with a burial following at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.
