Mrs. Mary Jane Hopkins, 83, of Fountain City, passed away Saturday, February 11 at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville.
She was born December 22, 1928 in New Paris, Ohio to Harley Oscar and Mildred Loree Pence Shock. She was a 1946 graduate of Jefferson High School in New Paris.
Mrs. Hopkins was employed 20 years with Northeastern Wayne Schools and attended Fountain City Wesleyan Church. She served 20 years as a guide in the Levi Coffin House and was recognized for volunteering over 1000 hours there.
Mrs. Hopkins is survived by 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl and Douglas Troup, Fort Wayne; Carol and Allen Kennedy, Richmond; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Linda Hopkins, Richmond; Terry and Debbie Hopkins, Williamsburg; sister, Barbara Moore, New Paris; 9 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Hopkins was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William James Howard Hopkins, in 1978; son, Dan Hopkins, in 2006; sister, Phyllis Smith; brother, Bob Shock.
A funeral ceremony will be conducted by her brother-in-law, Joe Moore, at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, at the Smith & McQuiston Funeral Home, 321 US 27 South, Fountain City. Interment will follow in Spring Lawn Cemetery in New Paris.
Family and friends may gather for visitation from 11:00 a.m. â1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Levi Coffin House Association, P.O. Box 77, Fountain City, IN 47341.