Imogene Kincaid

Thomas Angel Hopper, Jr., 93, longtime resident of Cleveland, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at a local hospital. Mr. Hopper was born in Calhoun, Georgia and was raised in Dalton, Georgia. Mr. Hopper graduated from Dalton High School and the University of Georgia, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He joined the United States Navy in July of 1942 and served until June of 1946 during World War II. He was retired from Franklin Life Insurance Company. He was also a past director of Hardwick Clothes, Inc. He was a member of the Broad Street United Methodist Church, where he was past president of the Kelly Sunday School Class. Mr. Hopper served as past president at YMCA, past chairman of the Community Chest/United Fund (United Way), past president of the Cleveland Cancer Society, past president of the Red Cross and past president of the Kiwanis. He was a charter member of the Elks Club and served as a past president of the Cleveland Country Club. He was preceded in death by his wife Sarah Hardwick Hopper; two sisters, Thayer Hopper Corker and Travis Hopper Smith. He is survived by his three children, Mary (Steve) Malphrus of Chevy Chase, Maryland, Sarah (Bill) Jones of Sea Island, Georgia, and Thomas Hopper (Lucia) of Chattanooga, as well as his grandson Thomas Bray Malphrus. He is also survived by beloved friend and companion Nina Jensen; nephews and nieces, Ted and Barbara Smith of Ocala, Florida, Nancy Smith of Roswell, Georgia, Frank Corker of Hahira, Georgia and Cecelia Emerson of Watkinsville, Georgia. The family would like to express sincere gratitude to caregivers Tamie Bennett, Juanita Cooper, Edwina Morrow and Bertha Kincaid. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Broad Street United Methodist Church with Pastor Debbie Stokes officiating. Interment will follow in Fort Hill Cemetery with Jim Park, Joe Moore, Gordon Moore, Curtis Moore, Jim Corn, Lou Patten and Jim Mayfield serving as pallbearers. Sam McReynolds, Ben Moore, Jack Allen and members of the Kelly Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers. The receiving of friends will be from 12-2 p.m. Saturday at Broad Street United Methodist Church prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the Cleveland Public Library, 795 Church Street Cleveland, Tennessee 37203 or the Broad Street United Methodist Church, 155 Central Avenue, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311 or the charity of your choice.