Edward "Eddie" Hopkins
July 16, 1942 ~ March 5, 2018 (age 75)
Edward "Eddie" Doxey Hopkins, 75, a/k/a "the telephone man" died Monday March 5, 2018 at his home in Newport. He was born in July of 1942 to parents Dorothy Doxey Hopkins & Raymond Hopkins (both deceased) in FL.
Eddie is survived by his wife, two sisters, two brothers, one daughter, his ex-wife, and one step-son.
The Hopkins family moved to Havelock in 1942 and remained until Eddie's parents' demise. Eddie lived with his brothers and sisters until he joined the Army in 1961. He was stationed in Fort Jackson, SC. Mr. Hopkins was transferred to Fort Belvoir VA, then to Fort Bliss, TX and later sent to Key West, FL during the Cuban Crisis in 1963. He was proud to serve his county.
Following military service, he worked for ten years with C&P Telephone in Virginia. In 1973 he relocated back to the Newport area and worked with Carolina Telephone d/b/a Sprint, Embarq and CenturyLink. He took pride in serving his community. After 43 years of telephone installation and repair service, he retired in April 2008. Eddie very much enjoyed the water and during his early years spent many weekends on his boat clamming, fishing, and shrimping with his brother Bill. When Eddie was not on the water, he was home working in his yard dragging a watering hose around his lawn in the summer months (inside joke), cutting his grass and doing landscaping duty. Eddie took great pride in making his yard look beautiful. When he wasn't outside, he would enjoy watching sports on TV which included basketball, football and especially golf. He and his wife were often seen around the area having breakfast or lunch with friends and family and working around their home.
Eddie was a larger than life gentle giant.
He wished to leave this life as quietly as he entered and lived it. There will be no service, no need for flowers or donations. The family extends their thanks and appreciation for all the support they received from family, friends and co-workers during his lengthy illness.
Noe-Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory
Morehead City, NC
July 16, 1942 ~ March 5, 2018 (age 75)
Edward "Eddie" Doxey Hopkins, 75, a/k/a "the telephone man" died Monday March 5, 2018 at his home in Newport. He was born in July of 1942 to parents Dorothy Doxey Hopkins & Raymond Hopkins (both deceased) in FL.
Eddie is survived by his wife, two sisters, two brothers, one daughter, his ex-wife, and one step-son.
The Hopkins family moved to Havelock in 1942 and remained until Eddie's parents' demise. Eddie lived with his brothers and sisters until he joined the Army in 1961. He was stationed in Fort Jackson, SC. Mr. Hopkins was transferred to Fort Belvoir VA, then to Fort Bliss, TX and later sent to Key West, FL during the Cuban Crisis in 1963. He was proud to serve his county.
Following military service, he worked for ten years with C&P Telephone in Virginia. In 1973 he relocated back to the Newport area and worked with Carolina Telephone d/b/a Sprint, Embarq and CenturyLink. He took pride in serving his community. After 43 years of telephone installation and repair service, he retired in April 2008. Eddie very much enjoyed the water and during his early years spent many weekends on his boat clamming, fishing, and shrimping with his brother Bill. When Eddie was not on the water, he was home working in his yard dragging a watering hose around his lawn in the summer months (inside joke), cutting his grass and doing landscaping duty. Eddie took great pride in making his yard look beautiful. When he wasn't outside, he would enjoy watching sports on TV which included basketball, football and especially golf. He and his wife were often seen around the area having breakfast or lunch with friends and family and working around their home.
Eddie was a larger than life gentle giant.
He wished to leave this life as quietly as he entered and lived it. There will be no service, no need for flowers or donations. The family extends their thanks and appreciation for all the support they received from family, friends and co-workers during his lengthy illness.
Noe-Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory
Morehead City, NC
Edward "Eddie" Hopkins
July 16, 1942 ~ March 5, 2018 (age 75)
Edward "Eddie" Doxey Hopkins, 75, a/k/a "the telephone man" died Monday March 5, 2018 at his home in Newport. He was born in July of 1942 to parents Dorothy Doxey Hopkins & Raymond Hopkins (both deceased) in FL.
Eddie is survived by his wife, two sisters, two brothers, one daughter, his ex-wife, and one step-son.
The Hopkins family moved to Havelock in 1942 and remained until Eddie's parents' demise. Eddie lived with his brothers and sisters until he joined the Army in 1961. He was stationed in Fort Jackson, SC. Mr. Hopkins was transferred to Fort Belvoir VA, then to Fort Bliss, TX and later sent to Key West, FL during the Cuban Crisis in 1963. He was proud to serve his county.
Following military service, he worked for ten years with C&P Telephone in Virginia. In 1973 he relocated back to the Newport area and worked with Carolina Telephone d/b/a Sprint, Embarq and CenturyLink. He took pride in serving his community. After 43 years of telephone installation and repair service, he retired in April 2008. Eddie very much enjoyed the water and during his early years spent many weekends on his boat clamming, fishing, and shrimping with his brother Bill. When Eddie was not on the water, he was home working in his yard dragging a watering hose around his lawn in the summer months (inside joke), cutting his grass and doing landscaping duty. Eddie took great pride in making his yard look beautiful. When he wasn't outside, he would enjoy watching sports on TV which included basketball, football and especially golf. He and his wife were often seen around the area having breakfast or lunch with friends and family and working around their home.
Eddie was a larger than life gentle giant.
He wished to leave this life as quietly as he entered and lived it. There will be no service, no need for flowers or donations. The family extends their thanks and appreciation for all the support they received from family, friends and co-workers during his lengthy illness.
Noe-Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory
Morehead City, NC
July 16, 1942 ~ March 5, 2018 (age 75)
Edward "Eddie" Doxey Hopkins, 75, a/k/a "the telephone man" died Monday March 5, 2018 at his home in Newport. He was born in July of 1942 to parents Dorothy Doxey Hopkins & Raymond Hopkins (both deceased) in FL.
Eddie is survived by his wife, two sisters, two brothers, one daughter, his ex-wife, and one step-son.
The Hopkins family moved to Havelock in 1942 and remained until Eddie's parents' demise. Eddie lived with his brothers and sisters until he joined the Army in 1961. He was stationed in Fort Jackson, SC. Mr. Hopkins was transferred to Fort Belvoir VA, then to Fort Bliss, TX and later sent to Key West, FL during the Cuban Crisis in 1963. He was proud to serve his county.
Following military service, he worked for ten years with C&P Telephone in Virginia. In 1973 he relocated back to the Newport area and worked with Carolina Telephone d/b/a Sprint, Embarq and CenturyLink. He took pride in serving his community. After 43 years of telephone installation and repair service, he retired in April 2008. Eddie very much enjoyed the water and during his early years spent many weekends on his boat clamming, fishing, and shrimping with his brother Bill. When Eddie was not on the water, he was home working in his yard dragging a watering hose around his lawn in the summer months (inside joke), cutting his grass and doing landscaping duty. Eddie took great pride in making his yard look beautiful. When he wasn't outside, he would enjoy watching sports on TV which included basketball, football and especially golf. He and his wife were often seen around the area having breakfast or lunch with friends and family and working around their home.
Eddie was a larger than life gentle giant.
He wished to leave this life as quietly as he entered and lived it. There will be no service, no need for flowers or donations. The family extends their thanks and appreciation for all the support they received from family, friends and co-workers during his lengthy illness.
Noe-Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory
Morehead City, NC
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