Elizabeth Hopson

Ann Hopson of Milledgeville, Georgia passed away Friday, May 23rd, 2008 in Macon, Georgia. Born June 9th, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri, Ann was the daughter of the late George Souther Bloodworth and the late Willie Mae (Pettigrew) Bloodworth, both of Milledgeville, Georgia. Ann was an artist. Musically, she was a supremely talented pianist. It was her life-long passion. In recent years she was the pianist for her beloved church, the Community Baptist Church of Milledgeville, Georgia, where she played beautifully for the church service the Sunday before falling ill. She earned many awards for the wonderful quilts she made, but enjoyed sharing her work with family and friends much more than winning awards. Her other creative interests included weaving, needlepoint, counted cross stitch, and her most recent passion - making pine needle baskets. Her four diversely successful children are a testament to what a great mother she was. Her children are each incredible in their own way ? one is a trained special education teacher and fabulous mother herself, one is a professional classical musician, one is a Naval Officer, and one is an Air Force pilot. She taught her children to be open-minded and curious, to explore their own artistic talents, to be considerate to other people, to be loving parents, and to enjoy life to the fullest. During the last several years of her life she took special trips with each of her four children including two Alaskan cruises, a Caribbean Cruise, and a trip to Hawaii. She loved her dogs Buster and Jackie, and they loved her right back. Ann grew up in Desoto, Missouri across the street from a young Jimmy Hopson. Her beauty and sense of style landed her a coveted job at Georgia Ann Style Shop, where she worked through high school. She was elected Basketball Queen and graduated from Desoto High School in 1949. She married James A. Hopson on May 25th, 1951. The couple moved to St. Louis in 1958, living in Des Peres and Overland before settling in University City, where Ann worked as a third grade teacher at Flynn Park Elementary School. Always intelligent and energetic, Ann earned her Bachelor Degree and a Master of Arts in Education Degree from Washington University. Ann and her growing family left University City for Overland Park, Kansas in 1966. They returned to University City, Missouri in 1970 for Jim to take up the position of Superintendent of Schools, and remained there until 1976. In 1976, they moved to Rock Island, Illinois and stayed there through Jim's retirement as Superintendent of the Rock Island/Milan School District. Jim and Ann moved back to St. Louis to be near family, living there from 1991-1998, when they moved for the last time to the family farm near Milledgeville, Georgia. Survivors include husband Jim Hopson of Milledgeville, Georgia, daughter Judy Godwin of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, son William Hopson of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, son Glenn Hopson of Coronado, California, son Mark Hopson of Omaha, Nebraska, and the ten grandchildren Lauren, Jim, Kate, Eric, Sophie, Ben, Hannah, Maddie, Sam and Holly. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her honor may be sent to Community Baptist Church at 143 Log Cabin Road NE, Milledgeville, Georgia 31061. Later this summer, there will be a celebration of her life at Community Baptist Church in Milledgeville. Ann Hopson lived a rich life, but she left us far too soon. She had many books to read, places to visit, lives to brighten and talents to share. And a beautiful quilt and pine needle basket, both unfinished, sitting in her home. She always met life with a smile. She was a lovely and special lady of whom we will always remember with love. Williams Funeral Home & Crematory of Milledgeville in charge of arrangements

Elizabeth Hopson

June 9, 1931 - May 23, 2008