Ralph D. Hopkins

    September 15, 1931 - April 13, 2011

Ralph D. Hopkins, age 79 of Somerset, KY departed this life on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

He was born on September 15, 1931 in Brodhead, KY to the late George and Lula Brock Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins was a retired machine repairman for G.M. Fisher Body in Hamilton, OH and a member of the Trinity Fellowship Church in Somerset, KY.

Mr. Hopkins is survived by his wife, Ava J. Hasty Hopkins, whom he married on October 26, 1950 in Mt. Vernon, KY; a son, Gary (and Phyllis) Hopkins of Gas City, IN; a daughter, Gail Hopkins (and Keith Bowermeister) of Fairfield, OH; four grandchildren, Barbara Hopkins, Lisa (and Clint) Sawyer, Gary Hopkins II, and Jennifer (and Brock) Hoskins; five great grandchildren; a brother, Donald (and Sue) Hopkins of Brodhead, KY; many nieces and nephews; a brother & sister-in-law, Orville and Betty Hasty Bussell; a very special pastor, Bro. Jerry Burnett; and many other relatives and  special friends.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by twenty-three brothers and sisters.

Visitation for Mr. Hopkins will be on Saturday, April 16th at 12 Noon at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with his funeral service to follow at 2:00 pm. Bro. Jerry Burnett will officiate.

Graveside service will be Monday, April 18th at 11:00 am at the Hickory Flats Cemetery in Trenton, OH.

The family request expressions of sympathy be made to the Trinity Fellowship Church Parking Lot Fund c/o Danny Hamilton P.O. Box 3133, West Somerset, KY 42564.