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Roy Eugene Hopper

1934 — 2019

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Mr. Roy Eugene Hopper, 84, of Huntingdon, died Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Oak Brook Care in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Funeral services were Monday, February 25, 2019 in the Chapel of Chase Funeral Home. Interment followed in Trezevant Cemetery.
Mr. Hopper was born November 30, 1934 in Huntingdon, Tennessee, to the late Romie Ethel Hopper and Ruth Irene Weatherford Hopper. He was a Graduate of UT Knoxville, with a degree in Transportation, after graduation he joined the Navy. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Hopper and one sister, Faye Hopper Anderson Vines.
He is survived by three daughters, Jeannine Cockrill (Ben) of Downers Grove, Illinios, Dana Holbert (Dean) of Parsons, Rae Evelyn Turner (Steve) of Shelbyville, Kentucky, and one son, Roy Winston Hopper of Huntingdon. He also leaves four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.