Rev. Robert B. 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Rev. Robert B. "Hoppy" Hopkins, 76, of Dawsonville passed away Monday July 29, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health.

Rev. Hopkins was born December 1, 1936 to the late Grady and Avery Hopkins and was raised in Forsyth County. A resident of Dawsonville for the past 34 years he was a member and pastor of Salacoa Baptist Church in Fairmont. He had also been the pastor of numerous churches in the North Georgia area. A master plumber, he worked for many years doing residential and commercial construction all over Georgia. An avid gardener and outdoorsman he was also preceded in death by his sisters, Evelyn Myers, Pat Denny, Katie Sanders, and Barbara Evans.

Surviving are his wife of 19 years, Betty Hopkins, Dawsonville; son, J.D. Hopkins, Dawsonville; daughters and sons in law, Teresa and Richard Haynes, Barnesville, Heather Ferguson, Dawsonville, Gail and Willie Patterson, Dawsonville, Doris and Ricky Cook, Dawsonville; brothers, Grady Hopkins, Ellijay, Mark Hopkins, Cumming, James Hopkins, Winder, Lamar Hopkins, Winder; sisters, Karen Metcalf, Winder, Emma Seabolt, Winder; Grandchildren, Travis Simmons, Paul Gilreath, Jessica Cook, Zachary Cook, Ashley Hollingshead, Lukas Hollingshead, William Ferguson, Great-Grandchildren, Savannah, Sierra, and Cheyenne Simmons; a number of other relatives.

Funeral services will be held Thursday August 1, 2013 at 2 o'clock at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Paul Richard and Rev. Max Padgett will officiate. Interment will follow in the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 until 9, Wednesday from 1 until 9 and Thursday until the service hour at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.

Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.