Nellie Deane Brennan Hopps

1919 - 2010

Nellie Deane Brennan Hopps 1919 - 2010 Nellie was born to the loving parents of James and Waudessa Brennan on April 5, 1919 in Manitou, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Bakersfield in 1932 where Nellie attended Norris School. After living in California for a couple of years she returned to Oklahoma to finish her high school education. She later married Edison Hopps and moved to Loma Linda, California, where their three sons were born, Eddy, Don, and Woody. Nellie lived in Bakersfield for the last 40 years. Here, she welcomed friends and family and her door was always open, ready to feed you or give you a bed to sleep in. Her favorite pastime was visiting with friends and family in the mornings on the patio over a cup of coffee and her evenings sitting on the front porch enjoying the company of any and all who came by. Nellie was a wonderful cook, enjoying everything from backyard cookouts to her famous homemade cobblers, feeding as many as would come. She was talented musically and in earlier years played the violin, guitar, piano and organ. In her later years she enjoyed playing the organ long and loud for all to hear. The loss of hearing and advancing years of dementia unfortunately robbed her of these special delights. Nellie was preceded in death by her husband, Edison Hopps and more recently by her oldest son, Eddy Hopps. She is survived by her brother, Roque Brennan of Aptos, CA; sister, Amelia Bee Foutz of Bakersfield, CA; and sister, Trinnie Lee Senteney of Sacramento, CA; two sons, Donnie (wife Sandy) of The Villages, FL and Durwood Hopps of Tampa, FL; as well as special grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and numerous other relatives. Privates services will be held. www.bakersfield.com/obits