Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hopkins, Doris L. (Reeder) December 23, 2022
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Ionia Shopper's Guide-Fri. December 30, 2022

                                   HOPKINS

Doris L. Hopkins age 85 of Ionia, formerly of Saranac, passed away December 23, 
2022. She was born March 11, 1937, in Ionia the daughter of Clarence H.and 
Mildred G.(Hodgman) Reeder. Doris attended Lyons High School graduating in 1955. 
She would go on to marry Nathaniel P.Hopkins Jr. in 1963 in Lyons.

Doris loved reading, sewing, and traveling. Each years she looked forward to 
seeing "the first pair of robins" signifying the end of a long, cold winter and 
that spring would soon arrive.She also liked the Ionia Free Fair, enjoying the 
parade, the many demonstration hall of arts and crafts, and attending events 
such as Ladies day. In late summer, she marked the cicada songs and knew that 
summer break  was ending, and it was time for the children to return to school.

Surviving are her children; Brian (Ellen) Hopkins of Barrinton,IL. Tammy (Chris) 
Forney of Canton, MI, Bruce (Heather) Hopkins of Otsego, MI and Jason Hopkins of 
Dallas, TX. Grandchildren include Emma Hopkins, Matt Hopkins, Jordan Forney, 
Elizabeth Forney, and Hailey Prater. Also surviving is her sister Sharon Brandt 
of Ionia. Doris was preceded in death by her parents and husband Nathaniel.

Funeral services will be at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia on Saturday, January 
7th at Noon. Interment Tuttle Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday prior to 
Funeral services from 10 a.m. to Noon. Those wishing may make memorial 
contributions to the Ionia County 4-H Endowment at 
https://mi46dtn.orgcountymatch/. Online condolences may be made to 
www.lakefuneralhomes.com

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