Bernice Eva (Pate) Hopkins

Bernice Eva Hopkins, 85, of Clover, SC, joined God’s Kingdom on Friday, November 27, 2015 at CaroMont Health, Gastonia, NC.

Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Clover Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Douglass Key.  The family will receive friends following service in the church fellowship hall.

Mrs. Hopkins served with her husband in the Armies of the U.S.A in 28 states and 7 nations.  She was born to the late Charles B. and Loma Horton Pate of Bethune, SC. She was preceded in death by sisters Mary Myrtle Jones, Oletta Deese, Margie Horton, Ethel Pate, and Elysa Knight. She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife and mother. 

Survivors are her husband of 65 years Perry C. Hopkins, daughters Stephanie Denise Binkley of Winston-Salem, NC, Shauna Rhea Berson (Mark) of Columbia, SC, sons Charles Perry Hopkins of Erwin, TN, Mark Shannon Hopkins (Sherer) of Clover, SC brothers Keith Joel Pate of Mocksville, NC, Charles Britton Pate of Lugoff, SC, Cecil Morris Pate of Bethune, SC, eight grandchildren: Sarah Kate Binkley, Erin Rhea Berson, Luke William Berson, William Clayton Hopkins, Charles Perry Hopkins, II, Noah Lee Hopkins, Mary Grace Hopkins, Patrick Shane Hopkins, three great grandchildren: Cameron Hopkins, Blakely Hopkins and Abbie Hopkins and dear friend Capt. David Dover.  

Memorials may be made to Clover Presbyterian Church, 202 Kings Mountain St., Clover, SC 29710 or Disabled American Veterans, 2400 Rock Hill Church Road NW, Concord, NC 28027

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