Obituaries for Adam Hoppes' Descendants
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Tommy Lee Hoppes - Myrtle Hoppes Dover - Joseph H. Hoppes aka Joseph H. Hopper - Margaret Hawkins Hoppes aka Margaret Hawkins Hopper - Baxter Hopper - Daphine Hunt Hopper - Daphine L. Hopper - Arthur F. Hoppes aka Arthur F. Hopper - Melvin Hoppes aka Melvin Hopper - Inez Canipe Hoppes - Marshell M. Hoppes - Ellie Emma Hoppes
The Shelby Star,
August 26, 2000
August 28, 2000
SHELBY - Mr. Thomas Lee "Tommy" Hoppes, 66, of 1016 S. Morgan St., died
Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at his home.
A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Carl and Elizabeth Wilson
Hoppes. He was retired from Doran Textiles and was a member of Second Baptist
Church, Shelby. He served in the Army.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Hoppes, Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Loftis Hoppes of the home; a son, Chadwick Hoppes of
Shelby; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Elizabeth and Larry Coates of Boiling Springs; a
brother and sister-in-law, Noah and Martha Hoppes of Shelby; a sister and brother-in-law,
Nellie Sue and Bill Tessneer; two grandsons, Jonathan Hoppes and Kaleb Hoppes; and a
granddaughter, Lillie Hoppes.
The funeral will be Saturday at 2 at Lily Memorial Baptist Church with Dr. Ernest Arnold
officiating.
The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service.
Burial will follow at Sunset Cemetery.
The family will received friends, tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home and
at other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby,
NC 28150.
Shelby Star
January 29, 2001
SHELBY - Mrs. Myrtle Hoppes Dover, 97, of White Oak Manor in
Shelby, formerly of 116 Palmer St., died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, at her residence.
Born Jan. 7, 1904, in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Noah and Pantha
Smith Hoppes. She was a homemaker and a member of Zoar Baptist Church, where she was the
oldest member of the congregation and had worked in the nursery for more than 40 years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Graham Dover, and
three brothers, Fred Hoppes, Carl Hoppes and Warner Hoppes.
She is survived by a brother, Arnold Hoppes of Drexel; a sister, Maude Davidson of Shelby;
and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Zoar Baptist Church, with Dr. Marvin Gobble
officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial
will be in Cleveland Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home. At
other times, the family will be at the home of her niece, Donie Dec, 823 East Marion St.,
Apartment 2, Shelby.
Unknown Paper - probably Shelby Star
Passes Early Today
Joseph H. Hoppes, 84, of Route 5, in the Union Baptist Church community, died
early this morning at the local hospital. He had been in declining health for two years
and seriously ill for four days.
He was a native of McDowell County and a retired textile worker.
Surviving are five sons, Arthur of Shelby, Melvin and Max, both of Route 5, and Marshall
and Baxter, both of Lawndale, Route 1.
Also surviving are three brothers, Benjamin, William and Coleman, all of Marion; 17
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Hoppes was a member of Union Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held there
Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Forrest Teague and the Rev. C. C. Crow officiating.
The body will lie in state for 30 minutes prior to the service and burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Hoppes Dies
in Local Hospital
Mrs. Margaret Alice Hoppes, 67, of the Union community died yesterday afternoon
in Shelby hospital after an illness of three months.
Funeral services were to be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Union church of
which she was a life-time member.
Rev. A. F. Kiser, pastor of the church officiated at the rites and burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Survivors include: her husband, Joseph Hoppes; the following children:
Arthur Hoppes of Shelby, Melvin Hoppes of Gastonia, Ellie, Marshall, Mack and Baxter
Hoppes and Mrs. Gladys McIntire, all of the Union community; a sister, Mrs. Frank Walker
of Casar; a brother, John Hawkins of Shelby.
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Baxter Hopper
LAWNDALE - Baxter Hopper, 72, of Route 1, died Sunday at Cleveland Memorial
Hospital.
A native of Cleveland County, he was a retired supervisor from Cleveland Mills.
He was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Hawkins Hopper.
Surviving are his wife, Daphine Hunt Hopper; two sons, Kenneth Hopper of Springfield,
Ohio, and James Hopper of Richmond, Va.; a brother, Max Hopper of Shelby; a sister, Gladys
McIntyre of Lawndale; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, where he was a member,
with the Rev. Kenneth Cobb officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock at Lutz-Austell Chapel.
Daphine Hopper
Lawndale - Daphine Hunt Hopper, 77, of 1425 Fletcher Road, died Wednesday, April
8, 1992, at home.
A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Anna Blackburn
Hunt. She was retired from PPG Industries. She was also a member of Union Baptist Church,
where she was a former choir member.
Mrs. Hopper was preceded in death by her husband, the late Baxter Hopper.
She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Adam Hunt, the late Carme Hunt and the
late Am Hunt, and two sisters, the late Mae Wortman and the late Mamie Pruitt.
Surviving are two sons and their wives, Kenneth G. and Judith Hopper of Springfield, Ohio,
and James B. and Wilma Hopper of Richmond, Va.; four brothers, Clem Hunt of Swannanoa,
J.P. Hunt, O.S. Hunt and John Hunt, all of Casar; six grandchildren, Kenneth A. Hopper,
Keith A. HOpper, Karen A. Turnmire, all of Springfield, Ohio, Beth A. Hopper of
Christiansburg, Va., Daphne L. Hopper and Marcus J. Hopper, both of Richmond; and five
great-grandchildren, Karen L. Hopper, Crystal M. Hopper, Eugene A. Hopper, Hannah Joy
Hopper and Michael Wood.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Union Babtist Church, with the Rev.
Kenneth Cobb presiding. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the
service. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7-8:30 p.m., at Lutz-Austell Funeral Home
Chapel in Shelby.
Memorials may be made to Union Baptist Church, 6354 Polkville Road, Shelby, N.C., 28150
Richmond Dispatch
Miss Daphne L. Hopper, age 27, of Charlottesville, formerly of Richmond, died
Wednesday, May 7, 1997. She is the survived by her parents, James and Wilma Hopper;
one sister; Beth Hopper; her brother and his wife, Marcus and Penny Hopper; grandmother,
Bertie Lee Rice; one niece; three nephews; two uncles; two aunts. Miss Hopper was a
graduate of Varina High School and VCU as a flute major. Her remains rest at the Nelsen
Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday and where funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday. Interment Forest Lawn
Cemetery.
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A. F. Hoppes
Arthur F. Hoppes, 63, of 106 McDowell St., Shelby, died this morning at Cleveland
Memorial Hospital.
A carpenter, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Margaret Hawkins Hoppes.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Jackson Hoppes, three sons, Bill, Don and Harold
Dean Hoppes of Las Vegas, Nev.; one daughter, Mrs. Wayne Smith of Shelby; four brothers
Melvin and Max Hoppes of Route 5, Shelby, Baxter Hoppes of Route 1, Lawndale and Marshall
Hoppes of Route 6, Shelby, one sister, Mrs. Fletcher McIntyre of Route 1, Lawndale; and
eight grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning. They are being handled by Lutz-Austell
Funeral Home.
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M. D. Hoppes
Melvin D. Hoppes, 68, of Rt. 5, Shelby, died Saturday at Royster Memorial
Hospital.
A native of Cleveland County he was a member of Union Baptist Church and the son of the
late Joseph and Margaret Hawkins Hoppes.
Surviving are his widow, Maude Martin Hoppes; one son, Nathan W. (Buck) Hoppes of Shelby;
two daughters, Mrs. Ray Vandyke and Mrs. Mildred Bridges of Shelby; two brothers, Max
Hoppes of Shelby and Baxtor Hoppes of Lawndale; one sister, Mrs. Fletcher McIntyre of
Shelby; 10 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted today at 4 p.m. at Union Baptist Church by the Rev. C.
C. Crow. The body will be placed in the church at 3:30 p.m. Burial will follow in the
church cemetery.
Lutz-Austell Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Inez Hoppes
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Inez Canipe Hoppes, 87, of 716 Sipes St., died Tuesday,
Sept. 14, 1999, at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain.
A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Charlotte
Lattimore Canipe. She was retired from J & C Dyeing Inc. She was a member of Union
Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Max Benjamin
Hoppes.
She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Forrest and Linda Hoppes of Shelby,
David and Brenda Hoppes of Boiling Springs and Scott and Merle Hoppes of Kings Mountain;
three daughters and two sons-in-law, Sadie and Bob Ledford of Midland, Mary Jeane Hoppes
of Polkville and Martha Deane and Nathan Williamson of Lincoln, Ala.; two sisters, Mary
Mosteller of Longview and Evelyn Bridges of Shelby; 15 grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael
Shumate officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service.
Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 7:30 at Stamey Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to White Oak Manor Alzheimers Unit, 716 Sipes St., Kings Mountain,
N.C. 28086 or Union Baptist Church, 3800 Polkville Road, Shelby, N.C. 28150.
Shelby News/Star
Thursday, Dec. 18, 1969
M. M. Hoppes
Marshel M. Hoppes, 58, of 341 N. Post Road, Shelby died this morning in the
Veterans Hospital at Oteen after a two month illness.
He was the son of the late Joseph H. and Margaret Hawkins Hoppes and a
member of Elizabeth Baptist Church. A veteran of World War II, he was employed by the
Cleveland Mill and Power Co. for 18 years and was owner and operator of the M & M
Grocery and Merchandise Store for 14 years prior to his retirement three months ago.
Survivors include the widow, Mildred McCurry Hoppes; three brothers, Melvin and Max Hoppes
of Rt. 5, Shelby and Baxter Hoppes of Rt. 1, Lawndale; one sister, Mrs. Fletcher McIntyre
of Rt. 1, Lawndale.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Elizabeth Baptist Church by the
Rev. James Stamey and the Rev. Aaron Fitz. Burial will be in the Union Baptist Church
cemetery.
The body will remain at Lutz-Austell Funeral Home where the family will receive friends
from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. It will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Miss Ellie Emma Hoppes, 47, Route 5, Shelby, died in the Shelby
Hospital this morning at 5:30 o'clock after an illens of four months. She was a member of
the Union Baptist Church.
She is survived by her father, J. W. Hoppes. Her brothers are J. B.
Hoppes of Shelby route 5, A. B. Hoppes of Shelby; M. R. Hoppes of Shelby Route 5; M. D.
Hoppes of Louisburg and M. B. Hoppes of Detroit, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Gladys McIntyre of
Shelby, Route 5.
The body will be removed to the home of her brother J. B. Hoppes in the Polkvill community
this afternoon. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Union
Baptist Church with Rev. Forrest Teague conducting the rites. The body will lie in state
from 3:30 to 4 o'clock. Interment will take place in the church cemetery.