On Thursday March 7, 2013 G.C. "Rip" Hopkins, 81, of the Bridgecreek Community of Tiger, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord. Rip was the husband of Virginia Bleckley Hopkins.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post 220. Through the years "Rip" has been a carpenter; he was also a farmer and grew apples for a living. He loved working in his apple orchard and took pride in his apples. He was also well known at Virginia's Kitchen where he helped operate and run the family business. "Rip" loved his family, treasured his friends, and his grandchildren and great grandchildren were the light of his life.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Howard "Buck", William Avery "Bill" and Arvil Sutton "Poke" Hopkins. He is survived by his loving wife Virginia Bleckley Hopkins, two sons, Glenn Douglas Hopkins of Clayton, GA., and Ricky Anthony Hopkins of Tiger, GA., one brother, Richard "Penny" Hopkins of Clayton., three sisters, Cona Mae Grimshaw of Locust, Grove, Dorothy Kilby of the Persimmon Community and Mary Ann Sisson of Blue Ridge, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post 220. Through the years "Rip" has been a carpenter; he was also a farmer and grew apples for a living. He loved working in his apple orchard and took pride in his apples. He was also well known at Virginia's Kitchen where he helped operate and run the family business. "Rip" loved his family, treasured his friends, and his grandchildren and great grandchildren were the light of his life.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Howard "Buck", William Avery "Bill" and Arvil Sutton "Poke" Hopkins. He is survived by his loving wife Virginia Bleckley Hopkins, two sons, Glenn Douglas Hopkins of Clayton, GA., and Ricky Anthony Hopkins of Tiger, GA., one brother, Richard "Penny" Hopkins of Clayton., three sisters, Cona Mae Grimshaw of Locust, Grove, Dorothy Kilby of the Persimmon Community and Mary Ann Sisson of Blue Ridge, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
On Thursday March 7, 2013 G.C. "Rip" Hopkins, 81, of the Bridgecreek Community of Tiger, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord. Rip was the husband of Virginia Bleckley Hopkins.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post 220. Through the years "Rip" has been a carpenter; he was also a farmer and grew apples for a living. He loved working in his apple orchard and took pride in his apples. He was also well known at Virginia's Kitchen where he helped operate and run the family business. "Rip" loved his family, treasured his friends, and his grandchildren and great grandchildren were the light of his life.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Howard "Buck", William Avery "Bill" and Arvil Sutton "Poke" Hopkins. He is survived by his loving wife Virginia Bleckley Hopkins, two sons, Glenn Douglas Hopkins of Clayton, GA., and Ricky Anthony Hopkins of Tiger, GA., one brother, Richard "Penny" Hopkins of Clayton., three sisters, Cona Mae Grimshaw of Locust, Grove, Dorothy Kilby of the Persimmon Community and Mary Ann Sisson of Blue Ridge, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post 220. Through the years "Rip" has been a carpenter; he was also a farmer and grew apples for a living. He loved working in his apple orchard and took pride in his apples. He was also well known at Virginia's Kitchen where he helped operate and run the family business. "Rip" loved his family, treasured his friends, and his grandchildren and great grandchildren were the light of his life.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Howard "Buck", William Avery "Bill" and Arvil Sutton "Poke" Hopkins. He is survived by his loving wife Virginia Bleckley Hopkins, two sons, Glenn Douglas Hopkins of Clayton, GA., and Ricky Anthony Hopkins of Tiger, GA., one brother, Richard "Penny" Hopkins of Clayton., three sisters, Cona Mae Grimshaw of Locust, Grove, Dorothy Kilby of the Persimmon Community and Mary Ann Sisson of Blue Ridge, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
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