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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, July 20, 1993                   TAG: 9307200543
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RURAL RETREAT                                 LENGTH: Short

OBIT HOPKINS, THOMAS FRANKLIN SR.

HOPKINS, Thomas Franklin Sr., 76, of P.O. Box 148, Rural Retreat, formerly of #9 Gary, W.Va., died Monday in Charleston, W.Va. Born in Thorpe, W.Va., he was a son of the late Conda and Mary Hill Hopkins. He was a resident of Rural Retreat for 13 years and was formerly employed by U.S. Steel-Gary, W.Va., with 43 years service and was a member of the UMWA. He was of the Methodist faith, and was preceded in death by one brother, Emerson Hopkins; and one sister, Aliene Burke. Survivors include his wife, Wessie Mitchell Hopkins of the home; one son, Thomas Franklin Hopkins Jr. of Richmond; two daughters, Shirley Ann Hooker of Charleston, W.Va., Carolyn Sue Shuford of Weaverville, N.C.; three brothers, James Hopkins of Gary, W.Va., William Hopkins of Gary, W.Va., John Hopkins of Titusville, Fla.; two sisters, Anne Pinter of Gary, W.Va., Kathleen Charr of Leckie, W.Va.; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell, W.Va., with the Rev. Buford Hankins officiating. Entombment will follow at the Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the funeral home on Wednesday prior to the funeral. 


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