Ronald Earle Hoppaugh

Ronald Earle Hoppaugh, 85, of Vinton, Va., passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2009. He was a graduate of High Bridge High School in New Jersey in 1942, after which he joined the United States Army, serving as a cook in General Patton's Army during World War II. He then graduated from Wilton's School of Baking in Chicago. He later became a butcher, and in the latter part of his life, he excelled as a woodworker and cabinet builder. He worked and was head official as an Election Officer at the Stewartsville Voting Precinct. He was a certified Lay Speaker in the United Methodist Church, and was a Lay Leader at Mays Memorial United Methodist Church. He was active in the United Methodist Men's Group, and served as a Chaplain in Industrial Commercial Ministries. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Le Roy Hoppaugh and P. Allen Hoppaugh; and a grandson, David A. Wickham. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Margaret K. Hoppaugh; daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila and Garry Carrico, of Midlothian, Va., Kathy and Royce Wickham, of Hardy, Va., and Carla and Bryce Robinson, of Highland, Md.; grandchildren, Angela and Neil Carrico, Maria and Christopher Wickham, and Bryce and Katherine Robinson; a brother, K. Adrian Hoppaugh; and a sister, Sylva Burd, both of Califon, N.J.; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held 10 a.m. on Monday, September 28, 2009, at Oakey's Vinton Chapel. The Rev. Mickey White and the Rev. George Stewart will officiate. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum of St. Andrew's Diocesan Cemetery. Military Honors by the DAV Honor Guard. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Vinton Chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2009, and from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2009. Memorials may be made to Mays Memorial United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 540-982-2221.