Melissa Eldora Shell

Melissa married James Hopson about 1948. James (son of William Hopson and Callie Jane Perkins) was born on 15 Mar 1930 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 28 Jun 2023 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Perkins Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary Belle Hopson Miller, 71, Hampton, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at her residence .

She was born January 13, 1949 in Elizabethton to James Hopson and the late Melissa “Tootie” Shell Hopson.

She attended Hampton High School. Mary worked at the Carter County Sheriff Department for over 25 years. After her retirement she returned to the Sheriff Department part time. She was of the Christian Faith. Mary loved to go fishing and loved to go to auction.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband Bill Miller.

Survivors include her daughter & son-in-law: Christina (Jackie) Hodge . Two Grandchildren: Tasha Crowe and friend Tim Hopson and T.J. Crowe and Rustie Dugger Crowe. Four Great Grandchildren: Makaylah Crowe, Jaykob Crowe , Nicholas Loveless, Jr. and Carl Loveless. Her father: James Hopson. Two Sisters: JoAnn (Jody) Crowe, Janice Hopson and friend, Jimmy Brewer. Her brother-in-law: Robert (Linda) Miller. One Niece: Jordan Emmert and One Nephew: Jonathan Crowe.

Graveside Service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020 in the Perkins Cemetery (Upper Shell Creek), Roan Mountain with Mr. Scott Fisher, Minister officiating. Active Pallbearers will be: T.J. Crowe, Johnathan Crowe, Officer Mike Carlock, Constable Myles Cook, Jimmy Brewer and Craig Emmert. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Jody Crowe Tim Hopson, Jr., Charlie Hopson and Officers of the Carter County Detention Center.