Phyllis K. Hopson 1950 - 2013
Phyllis K. Hopson died at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at Lima Memorial Health Systems.
She was born Sept. 14, 1950 in Columbus to Kenneth Howard and Harriet Lucille (Winegardner) VanScoy. On Aug. 12, 1967 she married Kenneth D. Hopson Sr. and he survives in Dunkirk.
Also surviving are a son, Kenneth H. (Amber) Hopson of Dunkirk; three daughters, Mary Hopson and Jennifer (Mathew) Wilch, both of Dunkirk and Leasa K. (Scott) Lee of Elida; a brother, Bryan (Marilyn) VanScoy of Findlay; four sisters, Rachel Tidd of Ada, Marty (Randy) Preston of Dola and Paula Harp and Pauline Coldren, both of Kenton; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a step-father, Brice Daryl Cheney and a son, Kenneth Dean Hopson Jr.
She was a homemaker and had previously worked at the Northern Freeze in Ada and Perry's Pantry in Beaverdam.Services
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hanson-Neely Funeral Home in Ada by the Rev. James Webb. Burial will be in the Dola Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday and until the time of services Saturday.
Memorials may be made to the family in care of the Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, P.O. Box 38, Ada, Ohio, 45810.
Condolences may be expressed at www.hansonneely.com.
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