Show Z I r r 1 I 3 Zt 7 lA v V T f l llast last Rites Are fire I Held for or Beloved I Time long Long Time Senator Lon Hopkin I Woodruff Stake Tabernacle in Evanston vanston Wyo Wo wa was filled to overflowing Monday for the tha funeral funeral fu fu- of State Senator Lon ton Hopkin trop Hop kin who died in a Sale Lake hospital hos ho pital tal at am a.m. Friday hiday of ot a corona coronary occlusion Loved and Respected ed Relatives friends and associates ates from all parts of Utah and surrounding states persons hold holding hOld I ing ng high positions and mourners from froni the Ute lower walks of life he were present to do homage and pay their final tribute to a man who loved hU hL neighbors served his country his church his hi native I sta state and his 13 fellow man I So tremendously popular and so go universally beloved was the them m Senator tor from Rich Morgan and d Summit that persons who called at Bal Salt t Lake to pay final respects waited in line Une for tor more than thai two hours The same situation existed ex ex- isted l at Evanston Family prayer preceding the services wa was by Sam Hopkin Prelude and postlude were by Mrs lira The services services lc ices were under the direction of Marvin Earl Ear Frodsham councillor councillor council council- lor br to Mr Hopkin who was pres pres- r. r t c LON HOPKIN ident of the Stake The Invocation a. a tion was offered by Earl Stuart senior member of f the High Council Cowl Coun l coun-l cil en of Woodruff Stake Music was was by a quartette led by Scott Taggart a medley of ot ottavo tavo favorite tc hymns by Miss Ada Waldron Waldron Wal- Wal dron of f Mo Morgan gan and ana a ladles ladles' trio fr nd lp Bose i man man M Margene rg Tate and and Gayle Argyle Executives Pay ray Tribute The four speakers included Gov George D. D Clyde Wh who spoke on behalf of himself and ana the the state I administration in expression of the loss loes of a man Who will ll be missed by this entire entre western re re- re- re gion glen President Henry D. D Moyle First Counselor in hi the First J Presidency I of the Church in his his' talk taik I Iman described d' d Ben Senator tor Hopkin as a aman aman man who lived to the fullest the I two great Commandments ha he he I loved th the Lord and he loved his l I neighbors J. J Wlbur Wibur Bowns Bown se second ond counselor counselor coun Cowl of the Woodruff Stake spoke for the neighbors and the Ute Mends friends of ot Senator Hopkin and praised his warmth and his wil wll- willingness wil- wil to help hep any anyone one in need Marvin O. O Ashton represented the Utah Senate and spoke of the loyalty and hon honesty sty of a fine man I h i I IThe IThe IThe The benediction was pronounced ed ad by Lawrence B. B Johnson who served In Ui the presidency l. l of the J I state and in th the Legislature at atthe atthe atthe the same time as as Senator Hopkin Burial was in the South Margan Morgan Mor Mar gan Cemetery where the grave grave was d dedicated by Paul Rose Bose The pallbearers were were nephews Stuart Hopkin George Hopkin James Hopkins Allan Taggart Ken Kent I Francis and William Hopkin I In charge of the flowers were members of the Relief Societies I I from the Woodruff Ward andS and S Stake j I Following the interment l lunch luncheon eon Coil was served In th the Morgan Stake Tabernacle under the direction di direction direction di- di of Mrs Walter Dale Francis ran Fran rancis cis and Mrs Morris Newbold I Senator an arid and l irs only son John is 13 serving a West German Ger Oer man mission Ion and was informed of the passing of his father tather by I church authorities Mrs Hopkin t and Sam Hopkin spoke to him himon on the telephone John will continue con- con conI I in his work wore and complete his mission In Germany I Influential Politician I Alonzo Abuse F. F Hopkin 61 61 not only served 1011 longer r n any other In Individual individual in in- in m the Legislature 29 consecutive years bu uS also was j jone one of at the most moot influential members mem meni I bers hers over the longest period A W lifelong long Democrat he was we as highly respected t by Republican Governors and Republican cd leagues a. a as M he was we within n his his' own party In 1956 1958 he was the D nomInee for tor th tb U U. B. B i lost by a m margin of ot offa J 6 E wi 1 fa bI an election In carried carded by I by a Q margin of O votes I Last year he was an unsuccessful candidate for tor his p party's nomination for Governor Most widely known for his long and distinguished service in the Legislature he also 1 was prominent ent In hi the livestock industry and andIn andIn andin In the Church of ot Jesus Christ of L Latter day Saints Since early manhood he had I directed te the operation of the famIly family fam tam ily cattle ranch properties in 11 Rich Richand Richand and Morgan counties iUd and was a past president of the Utah Catte Growers Man Ardent Church Worker lIe He held many positions in his church and had been Stake presIdent president pres pres- ident Since 1952 He lIe w was twice elected president of ot the State Senate served two terms as chairman of ot the Legislative Legisla Legis Legis- la laUve ve Council and was a member of numerous special committees dealing with state governmental affairs First elc elected ted to the House W hf 1933 at the age of ot 33 33 he served one term and in 1935 was elected to 16 the Senate He lIe was in hi his sev seventh n consecutive ve lo 1 year four 0 u year r-year term at the time me of ot his death Born Oct 22 1900 at Morgan he was a son Sort of ot James ames 8 S. and Amelia me 1 Francis Hopkin Ha lie served an mission in inthe inthe th the Central States beginning In 1927 arid and took over the management management manage manage- ment meat of r the ue f family ranching properties properties pro pro- after alter he ho graduated from Utah State Agricultural College He lIe moved from Morgan County to Woodruff In tn 1932 He married Vera Taggart art of ot Morgan Jan 16 16 1939 In the Salt Lake Temple Survivors i In addition to his widow and son are the following sisters and brothers Mary Hopkin Hopkin Hop Hop- kin Salt Lake City Lenore Hopkin Hop 1 I kin kin Croydon Esther Hopkin of ot I j I Morgan Mrs Katherine Rose of Murray Mrs Francis H. H Robinson Robin Robinson son Salt Satt Lake City J. J Vernon I I Hopkin Woodruff and Samuel F. F Hopkin Cro Croydon don I I |