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Birth	:	14 Jun 1895 Stanley, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	17 Jul 1954 Broadus, Powder River County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Valley View Cemetery, Broadus, Powder River County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.4505997, -105.4011002
Description	:	Obituary of Chester Earl Hopkins 17 Jul 1954 , Broadus, Powder River County, Montana USA Chet Hopkins is Suicide Victim California Man Who Was Long Time Residentof Broadus Took Own Life at Home of Daughter Funeral services were held at the Community Church in Broadus Tuesday afternoon for the late Chester E. Hopkins with the Rev. James M. Hunter of the First Methodist Church in Miles City officiating. During the service Mrs. McCulla Hough sang "Rock of Ages" and "Abide With Me" with Mrs. J. S. Pratt, accompanist. Funeral arrangements were made by Bray's Mortuary of Miles City. Chester Hopkins died Saturday... Read More	Obituary of Chester Earl Hopkins 17 Jul 1954 , Broadus, Powder River County, Montana USA Chet Hopkins is Suicide Victim California Man Who Was Long Time Residentof Broadus Took Own Life at Home of Daughter Funeral services were held at the Community Church in Broadus Tuesday afternoon for the late Chester E. Hopkins with the Rev. James M. Hunter of the First Methodist Church in Miles City officiating. During the service Mrs. McCulla Hough sang "Rock of Ages" and "Abide With Me" with Mrs. J. S. Pratt, accompanist. Funeral arrangements were made by Bray's Mortuary of Miles City. Chester Hopkins died Saturday morning at the Gabe Mahoney ranch on Little Powder River of a self inflicted rifle wound. Mrs. Mahoney is a daughter of the deceased and her father was visiting at the Mahoney ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney had gone to a neighboring ranch and upon their return found the body. Chester Earl Hopkins was born June 14, 1895, at Stanley, Wis., where he grew to young manhood. He was a veteran of World War I. He came to Broadus in 1919 where he was engaged in the trucking business until 1943 when he moved to California with his family. Mr. Hopkins was married to Golda Baker in Broadus on November 25, 1919, and to this union were born six children. He is survived by his widow of Richmond, Calif., three daughters, Mrs. Miriam Eldenberg of Lincoln, Nebr., Mrs. Lila Moore of Richmond, Calif., Mrs. Carol Mahoney of Broadus and by three sons, Norman Hopkins of Berkeley, Calif., and Hubert and Larry Hopkins of Broadus. Chester Hopkins was employed in the shipyards at Richmond, Calif., during World War II and as a carpenter in the Bay area of California after the war. He had been in poor health for the past several years. He has been visiting in this area for the past several months at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hopkins and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mahoney. Burial was in Valley View cemetery. Pallbearers were Norman Wetherelt, Tom Wetherelt, Howard Wetherelt, Alvin Wetherelt, Durward Waldusky and Donald Waldusky, all nephews of the deceased.

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Chester Claire Earl Hopkins's memorial is located at: Valley View Cemetery, Broadus, Powder River County, USA.
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Chester Claire Earl Hopkins death on 17 Jul 1954 in Broadus, Powder River County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 45.4505997
Longitude: -105.4011002

Family Members:

Parent

James Fowler Hopkins

(1855 - 1929)

Spouse

Siblings

Clarence Everett Hopkins

(1879 - 1923)

Georgie Maude Hopkins Wetherelt

(1886 - 1928)

Clyde Leo Hopkins

(1890 - 1948)

Vera Virginia Hopkins Elkins

(1898 - 1982)

Children

Hubert Chester Hopkins

(1923 - 2008)

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