Gladwin County MI Archives Obituaries.....HOPKINS, HELEN MARIE January 10, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Thomas Ladner tomdladner@yahoo.com May 16, 2008, 5:23 pm Gladwin County Record Helen Marie (Dicken) Hopkins passed away Jan. 10, 2004 peacefully at the age of 78. She was born March 11, 1925 at the home of her grandparents Emma and Abraham Brubaker. Her proud parents were Leah and Earl Dicken of Beaverton. Helen was married in May of 1943 to Rexford P. Cox until his death on June 17, 1981. She also married Roland Giesenhaver in May of 1985, he passed away May 10, 1988. In April of 1996 she married Orland “Mike” Hopkins who also preceded her in death July 12, 2003. Helen’s hobbies were gardening, growing flowers, wild life, square dancing and enjoying her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Helen and Rexford have four children, daughters, Connie (Sam) Mercer of Beaverton, Judy (Donald) Davis of Beaverton; son James Cox of Gladwin, Brian Cox of St. Clair Shores; step son Michael (Gloria) Hopkins of Sanford; two grandsons, Troy and Michael Mercer; five granddaughters, Robyn Thume, Amanda Paisley, Heidi Skym, Rebecca Kile, and Tamara Lough; 14 great grandchildren and brother Francis Dicken of Gladwin. In addition to her husbands, Helen was preceded in death by her Parents and brothers, Walter Stroman, Charles Dicken, Clarence “Bud” Dicken, and Thomas Dicken. Funeral services will be held Jan. 14, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home, Gladwin with Rev. James Hoggard officiating. A burial will be in Arbutus Cemetery, Beaverton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of Daniels Band, Highwood. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/gladwin/obits/h/hopkins4714gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb