Patricia
Patricia W. Hopkins
d. August 1, 2012
PATRICIA WINIFRED RICHARDS HOPKINS 1925 - 2012
On August 1, 2012 Patricia Hopkins, known as “Pat” to her friends, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Mrs. Hopkins was born in Vancouver, B.C. Canada and was an only child. She proudly served nearly four years in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during World War II, joining at one month seventeen in 1942 and leaving the service as a Platoon Sergeant.
Married in 1946 to career U.S. Army Master Sgt. Craig S. Hopkins, she lived in many parts of the United States and Germany, to include Seattle, Washington, Killeen, Texas, Butte and Missoula, Montana, DeRidder, Louisiana, and Miami, Florida. Moving to Dunnellon in 1978 was their 39th move as a family. She was a devoted, loving mother and raised three sons and a daughter who were born in Washington, Germany, and Montana.
The family often enjoyed primitive camping during the 1960’s. One 50,000 mile journey took the family on a camping trip overseas through 27 different countries. She wrote a book about the family’s travels and had excerpts from it published in the United States and Germany.
Mrs. Hopkins went to night school to complete her High School education and then received an Associate in Arts degree from Miami-Dade Community College in 1975. She was a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the Epsilon Chapter of Phi Lambda Pi Fraternity. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary for the Dunnellon Volunteer Fire Dept. and also an original board member of the Dunnellon Daycare Center. Mrs. Hopkins retired as a Pharmacy Technician from Eckerd’s Drug Store in Dunnellon after 14 years of service.
Mrs. Hopkins was preceded in death by her husband on July 17, 1988. Mrs. Hopkins is survived by three sons of Miami and Dunnellon, Florida; Richard, Brian, David, their wives Nancy and Sue, and a daughter Patricia Powell of Dunnellon. She is dearly missed by seven grandchildren; Michelle, Stacey, Jennifer, Jeffrey, Alyson, Anthony, and Nicholas. She is also survived by six Great Grandchildren; Samantha, Rory, Paige, Aidyn, Kailyn and Anthony.
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On August 1, 2012 Patricia Hopkins, known as “Pat” to her friends, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Mrs. Hopkins was born in Vancouver, B.C. Canada and was an only child. She proudly served nearly four years in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during World War II, joining at one month seventeen in 1942 and leaving the service as a Platoon Sergeant.
Married in 1946 to career U.S. Army Master Sgt. Craig S. Hopkins, she lived in many parts of the United States and Germany, to include Seattle, Washington, Killeen, Texas, Butte and Missoula, Montana, DeRidder, Louisiana, and Miami, Florida. Moving to Dunnellon in 1978 was their 39th move as a family. She was a devoted, loving mother and raised three sons and a daughter who were born in Washington, Germany, and Montana.
The family often enjoyed primitive camping during the 1960’s. One 50,000 mile journey took the family on a camping trip overseas through 27 different countries. She wrote a book about the family’s travels and had excerpts from it published in the United States and Germany.
Mrs. Hopkins went to night school to complete her High School education and then received an Associate in Arts degree from Miami-Dade Community College in 1975. She was a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the Epsilon Chapter of Phi Lambda Pi Fraternity. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary for the Dunnellon Volunteer Fire Dept. and also an original board member of the Dunnellon Daycare Center. Mrs. Hopkins retired as a Pharmacy Technician from Eckerd’s Drug Store in Dunnellon after 14 years of service.
Mrs. Hopkins was preceded in death by her husband on July 17, 1988. Mrs. Hopkins is survived by three sons of Miami and Dunnellon, Florida; Richard, Brian, David, their wives Nancy and Sue, and a daughter Patricia Powell of Dunnellon. She is dearly missed by seven grandchildren; Michelle, Stacey, Jennifer, Jeffrey, Alyson, Anthony, and Nicholas. She is also survived by six Great Grandchildren; Samantha, Rory, Paige, Aidyn, Kailyn and Anthony.
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