Esther Ruth Hopkins

esther hopkins

Services for Esther Ruth Hopkins, 84, of Lone Star will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2018, at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church in Lone Star.  Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home of Hughes Springs. There will be a time of visitation from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home.

Esther R. Hopkins, known as “Granny” to many, was born to Lee Andrew Hopkins and Maggie D. Hopkins in Cass County, Texas on September 8, 1933. A retired postal employee, she was the eldest of two children. She departed this life on June 2, 2018, at 84 years old.

She attended Victory School in Avinger, Texas. She joined Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church at an early age and was a faithful member until her health failed. She was a long-time member of Heroines of Jericho.

Esther was preceded in death by her parents, Lee Andrew and Maggie D. Hopkins; two sisters, Lula Kemp and Alice McKnight.

She leaves to cherish her memories: son, Larry D. Hopkins (Lucy) of Desoto, TX; daughter, Darlene Hopkins of Lone Star, TX; son, Anthony L. Hopkins of Longview, TX; Patricia Diane Campbell of Ore City, TX, who she raised as her own daughter; one brother, Henry L. Hopkins of Lone Star, TX; special friend, Tinzer L. Morrow, Jr.; her beloved grandchildren, Bronshe Hopkins of Lancaster, TX, Laticia Smith (Matthew), and Maci Hopkins of Longview, TX, Christopher Smith of Austin, TX, Tiskal Campbell, Josiah Campbell, and Joseph Campbell all of Ore City, TX, Roderick Crawford and Jonathon Scruggs of Desoto, TX; six great-grandchildren, Saniya Hopkins of Lancaster, TX, Avery and Paisley Smith of Longview, TX, Ava, Elijah and Issac Smith of Pflugerville, TX; one aunt, Bucilla Skinner Bowens of Crane, TX; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She will truly be missed by all.

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  1. So sorry for your loss,Esther did not meet strangers,she loved everybody,she is resting now,at peace. R.I.H.

  2. There is no greater love than the love of the grandmother. Although you were not mine you never treated me as I am as if I wasn’t yours and I love you eternally for that

  3. I so remember Ester Ruth as early back as 1955. She was always such a Kind and Sweet Lady. My Mom (Mrs Roy) and Dad owned the dry cleaners across from the cafe where her Mother, Maggie, made the Best fried hamburgers EVER. My Dad would take me in there and played the juke box. Sometimes if the boss, Mr Crouch was out, the teenagers would dance. She was one of them. Such great memories. Ester Ruth will SO truly be missed.

  4. A great lady gone on to recieve her reward. So sorry I can’t attend the services. Just know she is at rest.

  5. I have not seen Esther Ruth in so many years but I still loved her dearly. So Sorry to hear of her passing but she is at HOME now. May the Lord bless all of you. Especially you Darlene. Much Love Shara


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