Calvin Russell Hopson
July 11, 1927 — July 27, 2016
Calvin Russell Hopson, 89, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at his home. Visitation: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Valley View Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life: 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 30, 2016, at the church. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
Calvin is survived by his wife, Joanne; daughters, Candyce (Patrick) Lambert of Eden Prairie, Minnesota and Peggy (Jeff) Sheetz of Cedar Rapids; and grandchildren, Keith Lambert, Kerry (Paul) Hill, Benjamin Sheetz, and Joseph Sheetz.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Anna Dell Rorabaugh; step-father, Frank Rorabaugh; and father, George Hopson.
Calvin was born July 11, 1927, in Des Moines, the son of George and Anna Dell (Sullivan) Hopson. He served in the United States Army from 1946 – 1948. On October 18, 1953, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota he married Joanne Reemtsma. Calvin worked for the State of Iowa as a social worker for 31 years, retiring in 1991. He was a member of the Valley View Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids. Calvin loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to the Valley View Baptist Church at 5555 Mt. Vernon Road SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403.
Calvin is survived by his wife, Joanne; daughters, Candyce (Patrick) Lambert of Eden Prairie, Minnesota and Peggy (Jeff) Sheetz of Cedar Rapids; and grandchildren, Keith Lambert, Kerry (Paul) Hill, Benjamin Sheetz, and Joseph Sheetz.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Anna Dell Rorabaugh; step-father, Frank Rorabaugh; and father, George Hopson.
Calvin was born July 11, 1927, in Des Moines, the son of George and Anna Dell (Sullivan) Hopson. He served in the United States Army from 1946 – 1948. On October 18, 1953, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota he married Joanne Reemtsma. Calvin worked for the State of Iowa as a social worker for 31 years, retiring in 1991. He was a member of the Valley View Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids. Calvin loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to the Valley View Baptist Church at 5555 Mt. Vernon Road SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403.
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