SYLVIA - Ruth Ann Hopkins, 77, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born December 17, 1941, in Blue Creek, Ohio, to Pearl Leon and Mary Lucinda (Boone) Lake.

She was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.

On August 27, 1966, she married Richard Lee Hopkins in Haven. They shared 49 years of marriage together. He died May 29, 2016.

Survivors include: daughters, Beverly Steffen of Olathe and Jennifer McPherson and husband Michael of Andover; grandchildren, Stephanie, Jessie, Ronnie, Jessica, Nicole, John, Caleb, Noah, and Lauren; and 13 great- grandchildren; brother, Tom Lake of Indiana; sister, Mary Ellen 'Mickie' Riffle of North Carolina; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Richard; son, John W. Hopkins; brothers, Junior and Jerry Lake.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2019, at Westside Baptist Church, 400 W. 12th, Hutchinson, with Pastor Tim Cox officiating. The family will greet friends prior to the service at 1 p.m. Friends may sign the book daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Elmer.

Memorials may be made to Westside Baptist Church, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson KS 67501.