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Velva Grace McCuistion

Velva Grace McCuistion

Female 1927 - 2016  (88 years)

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  • Name Velva Grace McCuistion 
    Birth 17 Nov 1927  Roberts County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 15 Aug 2016  Amarillo, Potter County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 19 Aug 2016  Pampa, Gray County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I19759  Family
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2016 

    Father Hardy Joshua McCuistion,   b. 12 Mar 1891, Bosque County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1964, Pampa, Gray County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Grace Heare,   b. 9 May 1895, Wilbarger County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1990, Gray County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1916  [2] 
    Family ID F450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Troy Elton Hopkins,   b. 8 Sep 1928, Lone Wolf, Kiowa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 2002, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jul 1946  Pampa, Gray County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    McCuistion-Hopkins Marriage-1946    		 McCuistion-Hopkins Marriage-1946
    Children 
     1. Charlotte Hopkins
     2. Vickie Hopkins
     3. Debbie Hopkins
    Family ID F11970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Aug 2016 - Amarillo, Potter County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Velva Grace McCuistion (1927 - 2016)    		Velva Grace McCuistion (1927 - 2016)

  • Sources 
    1. [S2927] Find a Grave, 8 September 2016; Velva Grace McCuistion Hopkins.
      Velva Grace McCuistion Hopkins

      Birth: Nov. 17, 1927
      Roberts County
      Texas, USA
      Death: Aug., 2016
      Amarillo
      Potter County
      Texas, USA
      Velva Grace Hopkins
      November 17, 1927 - August 15, 2016
      Velva Grace Hopkins, 88, of Pampa, died August 15, 2016 in Amarillo.
      Services will be 10:00 AM Friday, August 19, 2016, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Ruby Moultrie, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
      Mrs. Hopkins was born November 17, 1927 on the family farm in Roberts County. She loved being a country girl and cooking meals. She attended school in Miami, graduating from Miami High School as valedictorian, and attended West Texas State College in Canyon. During college, Velva met and married Troy Elton Hopkins in Miami. She enjoyed caring and raising her family to know Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in both Miami and Pampa. She was a former member of First United Methodist Church in Miami and was a current member of First United Methodist Church in Pampa. Velva helped and participated in church in many ways, including Vacation Bible School, taught and attended her adult Sunday school class. She especially enjoyed singing in the Chancel Choir. She enjoyed crafts, making quilts and china painting. Her roses were showcased in the National China Painter Magazine.
      Velva was preceded in death by her parents, Hardy and Grace McCuistion; and three brothers, Melvin McCuistion, Tommy Joe McCuistion, and Lewis Hardy McCuistion.
      Survivors include her three daughters, Charlotte Turowski and husband Steve of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Vickie Marlow and husband Jeff of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Debbie Brown and husband David of Pampa; three grandsons, Matt Turowski and wife Sarah, and Brett Turowski and wife Joy, all of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Adam Brown of Canyon; a granddaughter, Amanda Harrison and husband Matt of Milan, Illinois; and four great grandchildren.
      Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, PO Box 1981, Pampa, Texas 79066-1981.
      The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30 PM Thursday, August 18, 2016, at Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
      (Published by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors, August 16, 2016)
       Family links: 
       Parents:
        Hardy Joshua McCuistion (1891 - 1964)
        Grace Heare McCuistion (1895 - 1990)
        Spouse:
        Troy Elton Hopkins (1928 - 2002)
        Siblings:
        Lewis Hardy McCuistion (1915 - 1927)*
        Thomas Joseph McCuistion (1918 - 2003)*
        Melvin McCuistion (1924 - 1996)*
        Velva Grace McCuistion Hopkins (1927 - 2016)
      Burial:
      Fairview Cemetery
      Pampa
      Gray County
      Texas, USA
       Created by: Edith Guynes Stanley
      Record added: Aug 16, 2016
      Find A Grave Memorial# 168568232

    2. [S1964] McCuistion, Hardy J., 92-364.
      The census indicates Hardy's age at first marriage was 25.

    3. [S3883] Pampa Daily News, Miss McCuistion Weds T. Hopkins; wedding announcement; 21 July 1946; 1 September 2018.