Arline Lemons Hopkins

Arline Lemons Hopkins, 93, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 17, 2014, at Morehead Nursing Center in Eden.

A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, August 20, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Ridgeview Memorial Gardens.

A Rockingham County native, Mrs. Hopkins was born May 4, 1921 to the late Jesse W. and Clemmie Lucas Lemons. Arline was a member of First Baptist Church of Draper. In her younger years, she worked for Fieldcrest Mills before leaving there to care for her mother. Arline loved her family and loved gardening. She had many beautiful flowers that she shared with others.

She is survived by her two daughters, Frances Warren and husband, Donnie, and Barbara Smith, both of Eden; grandchildren, Wayne Warren and wife, Karen of Chesapeake, VA, David Warren of Cary, Rick Smith and wife, Sherri of Morehead City; and great grandsons, Christopher Warren of Chesapeake, VA, Jacob Smith and Tori Smith both of Morehead City.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George "Ebb" Hopkins, Jr.; one sister, Leone Lemons Harris; five brothers, Lawrence, Elmo, Jesse Jr., Luther, and Richard; her granddaughter, Deborah Lynn Smith and son-in-law, Fred Smith, Jr.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Wednesday, 1 - 2 PM, at Fair Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Donnie Warren, 626 Highland Park Drive in Eden.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com