Washington County ID Archives Obituaries.....Hopkins, Albert James 1927
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Weiser American 6-2-1927
Weiser American
Weiser, Idaho 
Thursday, June 2, 1927
 
LIFE'S JOURNEY ENDS FOR ALBERT J. HOPKINS
 
Well-Known Pioneer and Prominent Citizen Dies After Short Illness
 
Saturday, May 27, after only a few days' illness the end of life came to one 
of Weiser's pioneer citizens, a man who had been active in its earlier growth 
and had served with honor in positions of trust and responsibility.  Albert J. 
Hopkins had been a resident of Weiser since 1889.  In 1908 he was appointed 
postmaster for a four-year term but served until 1914.
 
When he located here it was as a contractor and builder and with Gilbert Tracy 
built the present Washington county court house the following year.  It was 
this year that the main part of the town burned and Mr. Hopkins with others 
moved to the present site and began the work of building the Weiser of today.  
He was successful in his work and became owner of considerable property.  
Before serving as postmaster he had been a member of the board of education 
and served one term as county commissioner.  Since the death of his wife in 
1919 he had led a retired life spending a part of each year with his several 
children but always retaining a home in Weiser.  After spending most of the 
winter with a daughter in Blackfoot, Idaho, he came to Weiser some two weeks 
before his death and was staying with his son, Lee.
 
In all his relations with life he was a good citizen, a loyal friend and a 
staunch defender of the principles he believed to be right.
 
He had for many years been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows 
and a firm supporter of its principles and it was by his brothers in this 
fraternal organization, using the beautiful ritual of the order, that he was 
laid to rest Monday afternoon at Hillcrest cemetery.
 
Albert J. Hopkins was born of pioneer parents in Huron county, Ohio, September 
7, 1846.  He was married in Ohio in 1867 to Miss Susan B. Brown.  To them were 
born the following surviving children: Winnifred, who is the wife of Dr. W. F. 
Mitchell of Blackfoot; Verner J. who is well-known resident of Boise; Gladys, 
whose the wife of Dr. C. C. Cleary of Norborne, Missouri; George B., who went 
overseas in 1917 and remained there; Mrs. Shelby of South Bend, Washington; 
and Lee Hoskins of Weiser.  All the children were here for the funeral except 
George.

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