Rev. Evin E. Hopson

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Rev. Evin Hopson, 90, of Elizabethton, Tenn., went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, from his residence. A native of Avery County, N.C., he was a son of the late Linney and Della Grindstaff Hopson.
Mr. Hopson was a minister and a member of Zion Baptist Church. He had been a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church most of his life.
Mr. Hopson enjoyed fishing, hunting, cooking, preaching the gospel and spending time with his great-great-granddaughter, Adlynn.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Hildred McKinney Hopson; a daughter, Elayna Townsend; and several sisters and brothers.
Those left to cherish his memory include six children, Danny Hopson and wife Betty, Newland, N.C., Gail Hughes and husband Danny, Elizabethton, Vickie Hughes and husband Delbert, Newland, N.C., Cathy Sargent and husband Wes, Elizabethton, Lorana Greene and husband Steve, Roan Mountain, and D.L. Hopson and wife Tammy, Elizabethton; a brother, Ham Hopson, and two sisters, Molly Sluder and Josie Hughes, all of Newland, N.C. Sixteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren also survive.
A service to honor the life of Rev. Evin Hopson will be conducted at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Zion Baptist Church with Dr. Alan King and Pastor Allen Laws officiating. Music will be under the direction of the church choir. The family will receive friends at the church from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service, or at the residence at other times. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Danny Hopson, D.L. Hopson, Randy Guinn, Wes Sargent, Jody Presnell and Randy Daniels.

Evin married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Della Amanda Grindstaff on 15 Apr 1922 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Della (daughter of Henry Grindstaff and Buena Vista Robinson) was born on 2 Sep 1897 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 2 Apr 1993 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Evin married Celia Aldecia "Deckie" Pritchard about 1888 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Celia was born on 6 Apr 1868 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Buena Vista Robinson on 29 Jan 1881 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Buena was born about 1861 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benoni married Jane Hughes on 11 Apr 1867 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Jane (daughter of John "Jack" Hughes and Mary "Polly" Short) was born in Jun 1837 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 6 Mar 1924 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Hobson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jane is living with her daughter Minerva and her husband Pink Hughes in the 1920 Avery County, NC Census.

Isaac married Sarah "Sallie Hoilman about 1834 in North Carolina, , , . Sarah was born in Jan 1818 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 5 Dec 1910 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; was buried in Lily Branch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]