VADA HAWKS HOPKINS

Vada Hawks Hopkins was born on October 24, 1925 in Malad, Idaho. She passed away on April 12, 2011. She was one of the nine children born to Abraham DeRoy Hawks and Pearl Halford Hawks.

Vada grew up in Portage, Utah and graduated from Bear River High School. She married Gordon Hopkins on December 23, 1947 and settled in Ogden, UT. They were blessed with four children. Gordon and Vada moved with their family to Spokane, WA for three years and returned to Utah in 1970, settling in Bountiful, where she lived for 41 years until her death.

Vada was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She held various callings at the stake and ward level over many years of service. Her most rewarding calling was a temple worker with her husband in the Bountiful Temple.

Vada was an avid tennis player and won many tournaments, mostly playing with her twin sister, Veda. She loved drama and wrote, directed and acted in several productions. During their retirement years, Gordon and Vada enjoyed acting in several Utah based movies. She managed the silver department at ZCMI for many years. Her greatest joy was holding family gatherings and cooking for her large family.

She is survived by her four children, Tamara Nielsen, Sandy; Deborah King (Montie), Clearfield; Randy Hopkins (Jan), Farmington; and Greg Hopkins (Kelli), Holladay; 18 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Also survived by two sisters, Fay Morris and Veda Edman. Vada was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon and six siblings.

Funeral services will be held April 16, 2011 at the North Canyon 2nd Ward meeting house, Bountiful. Interment will be at Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch in Ogden.