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Annette F. Hopkins
Annette F. Hopkins
Brandon
Annette F. Hopkins, 85, of Brandon, IA, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, IA.
Annette was born on January 27, 1940, in Iowa City, IA, the daughter of Gilbert L. and Fay O. (Babcock) Wright. She grew up on a farm just south of Brandon, IA, and was a 1958 graduate of Brandon High School. On September 5, 1959, Annette married Cyrus Hopkins at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Vinton, IA. They made their home in rural Brandon, IA, where they farmed for many years. Annette loved farm life; when she wasn’t caring for her family, she wasn’t afraid to go out and help care for the farm. Her favorite was caring for the countless livestock they raised over the years.
When her kids where old enough, Annette started her own cleaning business. For over twenty years she worked for many people throughout the community and enjoyed keeping in touch with her customers.
Annette loved and valued her family above everything else, and material possessions meant very little to her. Time spent with Cy, her children and grandchildren was worth more than anything else. She especially loved the new babies in her family, and loved every second of them in her arms.
She is survived by her children; Teresa Hopkins, Maustin, WI, Mark (Cindy) Hopkins, Brandon, IA, Andy (Janette) Hopkins, Brandon, IA, Donna (Kevin) Smith, Colorado Springs, CO, Wayne (Lisa) Hopkins, Mount Auburn, IA, Matt (Theresa) Hopkins, Rowley, IA, and Emily Hopkins, Cedar Rapids, IA, fifteen grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, a sister, Yvonne Erger, Vinton, IA, and many nieces and nephews.
Annete is preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert and Fay Wright, her husband, Cyrus Hopkins, two sons, Carl and Mike Hopkins, a brother Jim Wright, and a brother-in-law, Earl Erger.
Visitation will be held from 4 PM until 7 PM on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the Reiff Family Center – Funeral Home & Crematory in Independence, IA. A Rosary will be said at 3:30 PM on Thursday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, May 9, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Independence, IA. Burial will be held at the Brandon Cemetery in Brandon, IA.
To leave an online condolence please go to www.reifffamilycenter.com under obituaries.
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