 BITUARIESFulton County, Ohio |
__________ U. B. MINISTER DIES AT HIS HOME SUDDENLY _______________ FUNERAL TODAY Rev. Clayton P. Hopkins died suddenly at his home near Ogden Station, Mich., where he had been pastor of the Community church for a number of years. Rev. Hopkins had conducted services in his church Sunday and appeared to be in his usual health. Early Monday morning he was stricken and passed away at 5 a.m. in that morning. For 42 years Rev. Hopkins had held United Brethren pastorates. During his work in the ministry he resided in Wauseon and pastor of the United Brethren church here at that time and at the North Dover United Brethren church. Nearly all of his pastorates were in northern Ohio and southern Michigan. He was a devoted worker in the Christian faith and lived true to that faith and his preachings. Rev. Hopkins was 78 years of age. He spent his boyhood days on his father's farm in Amboy Township. He was desirous of obtaining a higher education and through his own efforts he attended Old Fayette Normal in the '80's and prepared himself for the profession of teaching. After fourteen years of successful teaching in the public schools of Fulton county he entered the Theological Seminary and completed the course. He devoted the rest of his life working with young and old people building Christian faith and character and a better society through the church organization of his choosing. Rev. Hopkins appreciated the old Fayette Normal and his schoolmates of those early years. He enjoyed attending the annual reunion of those students at Fayette, and the reunion of the students of the classes of Prof. Richardson and Prof. Ward in Toledo. He was president at the reunion in Toledo last summer. He is survived by his wife, Julia (Ann MIZER), and his daughter, Mrs. Harlow Schomp, Jasper, Mich. The funeral services will be held at 3:30 o'clock this Thursday afternoon at the church of his boyhood days, Mt. Pleasant U. B. church in Pike township. Note: He was born in 1864 and died in 1943. Clayton was a son of William A. & Mary (HUTCHINSON) HOPKINS. Return To The Index |
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