Miami County OhArchives Obituaries.....Hopkins, Catharine Virginia(Cron) October 17, 2010
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Piqua Daily Call dated 18-Oct-2010
FLETCHER - Catharine Virginia (Cron) Hopkins, passed away peacefully at 9:45 
a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the age of 91. She was a loyal, compassionate 
and generous person all her life. She was always friendly to those she met and 
was known for her smile. Her strength, resilience and courage will live on in 
our hearts and as we all challenge ourselves to become a better person in her 
memory. Her family and friends who remain on God's earth will dearly miss her. 
She will stand firm in the hands of the Lord.
Kate, as she was known by her many family and friends was bom April 20, 1919 
in Springcreek Twp,, Miami County. She was raised and lived most of her life 
on Troy-Sidney Road in Springcreek Twp., Piqua. She was the oldest child of 
seven born to the late Forrest Edward and Mabel Estella (Clevenger) Cron. From 
her parents, she learned the value of family and hard work. On Sept. 9,1944, 
she married Harry Alvin Hopkins in the Piqua Congregational Christian United 
Church of Christ. Harry preceded her in death on Sept. 1,1991. Kate graduated 
from Piqua Central High School in 1939. After graduation, she attended 
Stayman's Ideal Business College in Piqua while working at G.C. Murphy's 5 & 
10. She then went to work at Altman Mills grain elevator as an office clerk 
where she met Harry. After they were married, she moved to Peyote, Texas for 
two years while Harry was in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Kate was a dedicated member of the Piqua Congregational Christian United 
Church of Christ where she was on the church board of directors and the board 
of Deacons and Deaconesses. Kate was the church's Sunday School Superintendent 
for many years and she belonged to the church's Joy Circle and Couples Class. 
Kate contributed greatly to 4-H with 55 years of service as a 4-H adviser for 
the Springcreek Loyal Workers 4-H Club and as a past member of the Miami 
County 4-H advisers council. Previous to becoming a 4-H adviser, she was a 
member of Springcreek Loyal Workers 4-H club for 10 years. She was also a 
member of the Springcreek Sheepskin Community Club serving in various 
capacities and the Miami County Homemakers Club. She enjoyed sewing cooking, 
gardening, working on crafts, reading and her many club activities.
Kate was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harry; sister, Florence E. 
and husband Robert Pence; brother, Clarence R. and wife Wanda Cron; sister-in-
law, Pauline Cron; brother-in-law, Galen Francis; great-grandson, Jordan Tyler 
David Brown; and sons-in-law, Emerson Drake, Kenneth Sheppard and David Brown.
Survivors include her children, Charlotte E. Drake of Piqua, Patricia Sheppard 
of Brownsburg, Ind., Barbara J. Brown of Troy, and Roger A. Hopkins of Grand 
Prairie, Texas. Also one sister, Mabel "Midge" L. Francis of Troy; three 
brothers, Leroy E. Cron of Piqua, Raymond W. (Mary) Cron of Troy and Richard 
A. (Sheila) Cron of DeGraff. Kate has five grandchildren, Jennifer (Mike) 
Smith, Scott (Stafanie) Sheppard, Benjamin Sheppard, Kelly (Shawn) Pierce, and 
Alana (Cliff) Agaba; six great-grandchildren; one step-grandchild; and many 
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Suber-Shively Funeral 
Home, 201 W. Main Street, Fletcher, with Pastor Bill Hewitt of the Piqua 
Congregational Christian Church of Christ presiding. Burial will follow in 
Fletcher Cemetery

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