Beverly Jean Holbrook1

F, #38495, b. Feb 27, 1928, d. Apr 26, 2012
Pedigree
Father*Robert Orville Holbrook1 b. Jul 1, 1901, d. Feb 16, 1985
Mother*Etta May Foster1 b. Nov 2, 1900, d. Nov 6, 1988

Family

George Balentine Hopkins b. Jan 27, 1925, d. Oct 29, 2007
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Feb 27, 1928 Beverly Jean Holbrook was born on Feb 27, 1928 at Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Robert Orville Holbrook and Etta May Foster.1 
Marriage*Feb 22, 1950 Beverly Jean Holbrook married George Balentine Hopkins, son of Leon Ellsworth Hopkins and Kate Gladys Balentine, on Feb 22, 1950 at New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.2 
Death*Apr 26, 2012 Beverly Jean Holbrook died on Apr 26, 2012, at age 84 at Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States.3 
ObituaryApr 27, 2012  OBITUARY: Beverly J. Hopkins, 84, of Lyndonville went to be with her Lord and Savior and her beloved George while surrounded by her loving family Thursday morning April 26, 2012 at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury.

She was born February 27, 1928 in St. Johnsbury the daughter of Robert and Etta May (Foster) Holbrook. She graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1946.

On February 22, 1950 she married George Hopkins. Beverley was an active wife, homemaker and mother, raising three sons and a daughter. Along with her husband she was an active member of the Shrine. Bev also was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 58 of Lyndon where she was a past president, the Order of Eastern Star, and volunteered at Northeastern VT Regional Hospital. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and great grandmother who enjoyed summers at Willoughby Lake, traveling with the Shriners where George was Potentate of Mt. Sinai Temple, and attending her children's and grandchildren's school and sporting events.

Survivors include her four children: Stephen Hopkins and wife Margaret of Jefferson, MD, Sherri Wood and husband Dave of Lyndonville, Peter Hopkins and wife Janice of Lyndonville and Greg Hopkins and wife Stacy of Lyndonville; ten grandchildren, Kristina, Mathew and Julie, Ben and Stephanie, Heather, Amber and Dan, Amy, Timothy "TJ", Jason, Brian and Benjamin; five great grandchildren; two sisters, Lois Holbrook of Shelburne, VT and Sandra Holbrook of Milton, VT; her in-laws, Leone Gale of Lyndon Center, Maybelle Shannon and husband John of Brewster, NY, and Leon Hopkins and wife Gloria of Montpelier; several nieces, nephews and close friends.

She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, George on October 29, 2007; her brother, Kenneth Holbrook; and her sister, Marion Handy and a granddaughter, Nicole.

Information provided by Sayles Funeral Home, Saint Johnsbury, VT.4
 
Burial*Apr 30, 2012 She was buried on Apr 30, 2012 at Lyndon Center Cemetery, Lyndon Center, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 89169495.5 

Citations

  1. [S726] Personal Knowledge - Hopkins, Steve, online at e-mail address.
  2. [S816] Site - International Genealogical Index (R) or Ancestral File, online at http://www.familysearch.org
  3. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.
  6. [S4206] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at familysearch.org.com.