Dorothy Dalton Hopkins, 94, of Moultrie, GA, and Greenville, SC, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at UniHealth Magnolia Manor South.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, December 22, at Bridges Funeral Chapel in Athens, GA, with her sons, the Rev. Dr. Gerald Hopkins and the Rev. Dr. David Hopkins, officiating and grandchildren participating.
Family visitation will be just prior to the funeral service from 10 - 11 a. m. at Bridges Funeral Chapel in Athens, GA. It is located at 3035 Atlanta Highway, Athens, Georgia 30606.
Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Born December 17, 1916, in Stuart, Virginia, Dorothy was the daughter of William Critz Dalton and Mary Lula Carter Dalton. Throughout her life she was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker and stood by her husband as he pastored churches for more than 50 years in the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Dr. William Paul Hopkins; two sisters, Ellen Dalton Ayers and Rachel Dalton; and four brothers, Leslie Dalton, Joel Dalton, Carter Dalton, and Crawford Dalton.
Survivors include three sons, Dr. Kenneth P. Hopkins and wife LaFaye of Memphis, TN; Dr. Gerald T. Hopkins and wife Linda of Greenville, SC; and Dr. David R. Hopkins and wife Claudia of Moultrie, GA; six grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Bridges Funeral Chapel in Athens. That address is 3035 Atlanta Highway, Athens, Georgia 30606.
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Sat, December 17, 2011
by Hugh Morgan