Beverly Anne Hopper
Beverly Anne Hopper, 85, Winona Lake, passed away at 2:14 a.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Grace Village Health Care.
God granted her greatest desire, to be in heaven with her Lord and Savior. She was looking forward to being reunited with those who have gone before her, who shared the same faith in Jesus Christ. Beverly resided at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake and was 85 years old.
She was born Oct. 27, 1932, in Angola, to Carl Leo Barnhart and Hazel (Bryan) Barnhart. She was married in September 1951, to James Corliss Hopper, who preceded her in death.
She was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 55 years where she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Oswego. She worked for Home Hospital and Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette, before moving to Warsaw. She then worked for many years as a Supervisor at Free Methodist Publishing House. When they closed their doors she took up studies in nursing at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne. At the age of 55 she earned her LPN degree and worked for Grace Village Retirement Community until she retired.
She will be lovingly remembered by her two daughters: Debra Ann (Robert) Chisholm, Dallas, Texas; Diana Lynn (Ed) Warren, Claypool; and her son: Steven Michael (Jody) Hopper, Warsaw. She also leaves behind fifteen grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Joanna (Larry) Fischer, Katy, Texas; Julie (Kevin) Mitchell, Franklin; and her brother: William (Judy) Barnhart, Archibald, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters: Carleen Young, Nancy Graham; three sons: Lance Bryan Hopper, Jimmy Lee Hopper, Mark Allen Hopper; and her grandson, Bryan Lance Taylor.
Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m., Monday, April 9, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
Her funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 9, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home and officiated by Pastor Dr. Robert Chisholm. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery of Warsaw.
Memorial donations may be directed to Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s Web Site at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com