1935
Elinor
2015
Elinor Bass Hopkins
December 25, 1935 — April 20, 2015
Elinor Bass Hopkins, 79, died on Monday April 20, in Lynchburg.
Born in Alcoa, Tennessee, on December 25, 1935, she was the daughter of Beatrice Irene Dreher and Beverly Calvin Bass.
She is survived by her husband of fifty-eight years, James Wayne Hopkins; daughter, Elizabeth Bass Maghsoodi; son, James Calvin Hopkins; daughter, Joanna Hopkins King and husband, Steven Douglas King. Her grandchildren are Korosh and Natalie Maghsoodi; Steven and Julia King.
She is also survived by her three sisters: Virginia Bass Eaddy and husband John; Martha Bass Bishop and husband Skip; Beverly Bass Hines and husband John. The family includes three nieces and four nephews.
A graduate of Maryville College, Tennessee, she spent several years in Georgia and Iowa before moving in 1964 with her husband and young children to Lynchburg, the town she loved immediately, and the place that became her home.
Within the fifty years that followed, she was devoted to her family, community, and her church. For fifteen years she served as director of The Adult Care Center, Court Street Methodist Church, and for an equal length of time, she travelled with the Committee for Self-Development, an outreach of the Presbyterian Church. For several years she worked with the non-profit organization, Displaced Homemakers.
In 1974, Elinor was ordained as First Presbyterian Church’s first female deacon, and in 1982, she became an elder. She was a charter member of the Gifford-Martin Sunday School Class and remained faithful over the years. She was pleased to be present at the church’s Two-Hundred-Year anniversary.
There was nothing she loved more than spending time with her family in the natural setting of Rockbridge Baths and Goshen Pass. An avid reader and daily letter-writer, she stayed connected to every member of her family.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Lynchburg. The family will receive friends following the service in the narthex.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church or Virginia Episcopal School.
Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Born in Alcoa, Tennessee, on December 25, 1935, she was the daughter of Beatrice Irene Dreher and Beverly Calvin Bass.
She is survived by her husband of fifty-eight years, James Wayne Hopkins; daughter, Elizabeth Bass Maghsoodi; son, James Calvin Hopkins; daughter, Joanna Hopkins King and husband, Steven Douglas King. Her grandchildren are Korosh and Natalie Maghsoodi; Steven and Julia King.
She is also survived by her three sisters: Virginia Bass Eaddy and husband John; Martha Bass Bishop and husband Skip; Beverly Bass Hines and husband John. The family includes three nieces and four nephews.
A graduate of Maryville College, Tennessee, she spent several years in Georgia and Iowa before moving in 1964 with her husband and young children to Lynchburg, the town she loved immediately, and the place that became her home.
Within the fifty years that followed, she was devoted to her family, community, and her church. For fifteen years she served as director of The Adult Care Center, Court Street Methodist Church, and for an equal length of time, she travelled with the Committee for Self-Development, an outreach of the Presbyterian Church. For several years she worked with the non-profit organization, Displaced Homemakers.
In 1974, Elinor was ordained as First Presbyterian Church’s first female deacon, and in 1982, she became an elder. She was a charter member of the Gifford-Martin Sunday School Class and remained faithful over the years. She was pleased to be present at the church’s Two-Hundred-Year anniversary.
There was nothing she loved more than spending time with her family in the natural setting of Rockbridge Baths and Goshen Pass. An avid reader and daily letter-writer, she stayed connected to every member of her family.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Lynchburg. The family will receive friends following the service in the narthex.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church or Virginia Episcopal School.
Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
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