Eva Lucille Hopkins

Eva Lucille Hopkins, 86, of Paragould, died January 6, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Eva was born to the late Earnest and Eura Mae Surber January 29, 1928, in Rector. Mrs. Hopkins was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Paragould where she also enjoyed singing in the choir. Eva is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Allen J. "Pete" Branch; brothers, Jewell Surber, Carl Surber, and Lloyd Surber; and grandchild, Emery Allen Branch. Eva is survived by her sons, Gary (Nancy) Branch, Macon, Georgia, and Keith (Alantha) Branch, Paragould; grandchildren, Joseph Branch, Paragould, and Regina Bartholomew, Maine; and great grandchildren, Malachai Hilt, Maine, and Jack and Izzy Kate Branch, both of Paragould. The funeral service will be 1pm Tuesday, January 13 at Heath Colonial Chapel with John Fleming officiating. Burial will follow in the Greene County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin Tuesday at 11 and will go until service time.