Jimmy "Hoppy" Hopkins
Jimmy "Hoppy" Hopkins
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Jimmy “Hoppy” Hopkins, 75 of Oakland died Friday, November 22 at T J Samson Community Hospital.
The Warren County native was the son of the late Floyd and Charlotte Brown Hopkins. He was a livestock trader, serving as City Commissioner of Oakland where he was a longtime resident. Hoppy loved going to auctions and trading items. He was a former stock car and demolition derby driver.
His survivors include his former wife and special friend, Sherry Lynn Hopkins; his children, Randy “Hop” Hopkins (Whitney), Bobbi Jo Bennett (Tim), Benji Bennett, Scott Hopkins; Nine grandchildren, Tate, Jase and Grace Lynn Hopkins, Preston and Clayton Stillwell, Landon and Wesley Bennett, Jeremy and Justin Hopkins.
The visitation will be Tuesday 1-7 p.m. and Wednesday 9 a.m. – 12 noon at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Grove Chapel. His funeral service will be at 12 noon on Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Smiths Grove Cemetery.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
226 Broadway, Smiths Grove, KY 42171-8204
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