Goaley E. HOPKINS, 81, of Belle Rive, died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday at the Belle Rive Methodist Church, of which he was a member, with the Rev. Roscoe GANT officiating. Burial will be in Flint Cemetery near Belle Rive. The body will lie in state at the Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren where friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Saturday.

Mr. HOPKINS was born September 11, 1886, in Jefferson County, the son of George and Ida (WADE) HOPKINS.

On August 27, 1905, he was married to Mary SURSA, who survives.

He is also survived by a son, Dale HOPKINS of Columbus, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy THRELKELD of Kankakee, Mrs. Georgia CORLEE of El Reno, Okla., and Mrs. Rosemary WHISENHUNT of Belle Rive; five grandchildren; two nieces and three nephews.

Mr. HOPKINS was a retired farmer and state employee.

Source: Mt. Vernon, IL Register News
Date: Friday, October 13, 1967
Submitted by: Mary Zinzilieta