Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Platt) Hopkins, Laureen Gay  February 18, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Laureen Gay Hopkins
April 18, 1934 - February 18, 2005

Laureen Gay Hopkins was born in Barstow, CA on April 18, 1934. She went home 
to be with the Lord on February 18, 2005. 

Laureen spent part of her childhood in Atolia, CA where her father James Platt 
was a justice of the peace and grocery store owner and her mother Leone was 
the postmaster. While still in elementary school during IQ testing, it was 
determined that Laureen scored high enough to skip the next two grades. The 
family moved to Lone Pine in 1944 when Laureen was 10 years old and in the 7th 
grade. Laureen eventually attended Lone Pine Union High School. While in high 
school, Laureen was a majorette for the band and also participated in student 
government. She was on the honor roll and received numerous awards for her 
hard work and good grades.

At 16 years old, she began working for Dr. Watson, an attorney in Los Angeles 
and also began attending Los Angeles Pacific College.

On August 23, 1952, Laureen married her high school sweetheart, Richard 
Hopkins. Once Richard was out of the Navy, they settled in Bishop where they 
raised four children until 1972 when Richard was transferred and they moved 
the family to Bakersfield, CA.

After the birth of her four children, Laureen was a stay-at-home mom until the 
youngest child was school age and Laureen began working part time as a 
bookkeeper for the Rexall Drug Store in Bishop. Once the family moved to 
Bakersfield, Laureen continued her bookkeeping career until her retirement.

Laureen loved her husband, her children and the rest of her family. She was an 
active member of the Chapel of Grace and enjoyed teaching Sunday School for 
the 2nd through 5th graders.

Laureen was preceded in death by her husband Richard; her son Rick; her 
brother Bub; and her parents Jim and Leone Platt. She is survived by her 
daughters Doris Lee Harmon (& husband Scott), Beverlee Hurlbert (& husband 
Scott), Joyce Glidewell (& husband Paul); two granddaughters Doris Lee Perez 
(& husband Peter) and Emilee Hurlbert; two grandsons, Gregory and Kevin 
Glidewell; and one great-grandchild, Ethan Perez; her sister Beverlee Overland 
(& husband Rev. Norm Overland) and sister Genevieve Skidmore; her brother-in-
law and sister-in-law Donald and Janeane Hopkins also survive her.

Laureen will be remembered as a caring, giving mother, a devoted wife, a 
precious sister, a patient, loving grandmother and a trustworthy friend. We 
all will miss her, but we know she is resting safe in the arms of Jesus.

Please join us in a memorial celebration service to celebrate her life on 
Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 10:00 a.m., Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel located 
at 9101 Kern Canyon Road, Bakersfield, CA 93306. 


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Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased.

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