Hershel H. Hopper Obituary (1943

Hershel H. Hopper, age 70, of Zafra, Oklahoma died Monday, March 31, 2014 at his home. He was born on Tuesday, July 27, 1943 to Linden and Ruthie Beatrice Romine Hopper in Smithville, Oklahoma. Hershel graduated from Smithville High School in 1962. He was baptized at the Assembly of God at Boardcamp, Arkansas and attended church at the Zafra Church of Christ. He was known for being an outdoorsman. He was a logger for over 50 years and when he was not logging you could find him fishing on the lake or in the river. Then in the fall of the year he was ready for deer season. He enjoyed spending time with his sons, teaching them how to work the worm on the end of their fishing line and showing them how to track and hunt deer. Hershel loved his family and was very proud of each one of them. Hershel was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, and will be missed by all who knew him Hershel is preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Susan Hopper; one brother and sister in law, Chuck and Janette Hopper. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Eva Hopper of Zafra; his two sons and daughters in law, Linden and Rachael Hopper of Mena and Michael and Kimberly Hopper of Mena; his daughter and son in law, Melinda and Tim Bodkin of Mena; two brothers and sisters in law, James and Sue Hopper of Potter and Danny and Joyce Hopper of Greenwood; two sisters and brothers in law, Triva and John Hilton of Potter and Revia and Henry Bruce of Zafra; six grandchildren Chelsey and Johnathan Bodkin, Lilly and Samuel Hopper and Ruby and Remington Hopper all of Mena; one great granddaughter Lacelynn Bodkin of Mena; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at the Zafra Church of Christ with Brother Donnie Jewell officiating. Interment will follow in the Smithville Cemetery under the direction of Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena. Visitation will be Friday, April 4, 2014 from 6-8 P.M. at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena. Pallbearers will be Dennis Rose, Garland Owens, Clifford Johnston, Donnie Evans, Roy Morgan and Jim Elliot. Honorary Pallbearer will be Coy Fairless. Online Guestbook: www.bowserffh.com