Howard N. Hopkins

Howard Newton Hopkins, son of the late Rube Hopkins and Carrie Glenn Hopkins was born on Dec. 21, 1931, near Bloomfield and died at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on Sept. 26, 2015, at the age of 83.

Mr. Hopkins was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Bloomfield where he had driven the church bus, was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean War, had served eight years in the United States Army Reserve, was a farmer and resident of Bloomfield.

He was united in marriage to Arlene Potter Hopkins on Feb. 25, 196, in Bloomfield. Mrs. Hopkins survives of the home in Bloomfield.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three step-children and their spouses, Lannis and Earl Hancock of House Springs, Gail and Lynnie Cookson of Puxico and Mark Hopkins and Lorayni Weiche of Kingman, Ariz.: eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Hopkins and by one sister, Ruby Hopkins Launius.

Visitation will be held at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Funeral services will then be conducted at 2 p.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ron Dunavin officiating. Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield.

Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.