Gwendolyn Grace Hopkins, of Hagerstown, was 73 when she died Sunday, April 27, 1997, at her home. Born Aug. 12, 1923, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Norbet and Anna Belle (Robinson) Skelly.
She was a member of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Hagerstown.
She was a member of Morris Frock American Legion Post 42 Auxiliary.
Gwendolyn Grace Skelly was born number 9 of what would eventually be 11 children. From everything I heard about her theirs was a very tight-nit family.
She was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where Jesse also worked. She was a supervisor and retired in 1984.
She and Jesse met and married rather late in life, so never had children between them, but I don't think they cared, they had things they wanted to do and they had each other. Their backgrounds are so similar it not surprising they were attracted. Both came from large rural families so had a basic understanding of each other. They both spoke of the nieces and nephews as if they were their own.
Jesse was crazy about her, and her family. Gwen was a very gentle woman, who had a lot of health problems, and for that reason left her body to science when she died, hoping maybe it would do some good for someone else. That's the kind of person she was.
She was Survived by her her husband Jesse M Hopkins, Her sisters Marlene Rose (Skelly) Woolard of Cumberland, Helen Edna (Skelly) Maiers of Los Angeles Cali., and Delores Anna (Skelly) Webb of LaVale; and Eva Leone (Skelly) Klipstein of Cumberland, 4 stepdaughters, 2 stepsons, numerous nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.
She was a member of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Hagerstown.
She was a member of Morris Frock American Legion Post 42 Auxiliary.
Gwendolyn Grace Skelly was born number 9 of what would eventually be 11 children. From everything I heard about her theirs was a very tight-nit family.
She was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where Jesse also worked. She was a supervisor and retired in 1984.
She and Jesse met and married rather late in life, so never had children between them, but I don't think they cared, they had things they wanted to do and they had each other. Their backgrounds are so similar it not surprising they were attracted. Both came from large rural families so had a basic understanding of each other. They both spoke of the nieces and nephews as if they were their own.
Jesse was crazy about her, and her family. Gwen was a very gentle woman, who had a lot of health problems, and for that reason left her body to science when she died, hoping maybe it would do some good for someone else. That's the kind of person she was.
She was Survived by her her husband Jesse M Hopkins, Her sisters Marlene Rose (Skelly) Woolard of Cumberland, Helen Edna (Skelly) Maiers of Los Angeles Cali., and Delores Anna (Skelly) Webb of LaVale; and Eva Leone (Skelly) Klipstein of Cumberland, 4 stepdaughters, 2 stepsons, numerous nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.
Gwendolyn Grace Hopkins, of Hagerstown, was 73 when she died Sunday, April 27, 1997, at her home. Born Aug. 12, 1923, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Norbet and Anna Belle (Robinson) Skelly.
She was a member of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Hagerstown.
She was a member of Morris Frock American Legion Post 42 Auxiliary.
Gwendolyn Grace Skelly was born number 9 of what would eventually be 11 children. From everything I heard about her theirs was a very tight-nit family.
She was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where Jesse also worked. She was a supervisor and retired in 1984.
She and Jesse met and married rather late in life, so never had children between them, but I don't think they cared, they had things they wanted to do and they had each other. Their backgrounds are so similar it not surprising they were attracted. Both came from large rural families so had a basic understanding of each other. They both spoke of the nieces and nephews as if they were their own.
Jesse was crazy about her, and her family. Gwen was a very gentle woman, who had a lot of health problems, and for that reason left her body to science when she died, hoping maybe it would do some good for someone else. That's the kind of person she was.
She was Survived by her her husband Jesse M Hopkins, Her sisters Marlene Rose (Skelly) Woolard of Cumberland, Helen Edna (Skelly) Maiers of Los Angeles Cali., and Delores Anna (Skelly) Webb of LaVale; and Eva Leone (Skelly) Klipstein of Cumberland, 4 stepdaughters, 2 stepsons, numerous nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.
She was a member of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Hagerstown.
She was a member of Morris Frock American Legion Post 42 Auxiliary.
Gwendolyn Grace Skelly was born number 9 of what would eventually be 11 children. From everything I heard about her theirs was a very tight-nit family.
She was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where Jesse also worked. She was a supervisor and retired in 1984.
She and Jesse met and married rather late in life, so never had children between them, but I don't think they cared, they had things they wanted to do and they had each other. Their backgrounds are so similar it not surprising they were attracted. Both came from large rural families so had a basic understanding of each other. They both spoke of the nieces and nephews as if they were their own.
Jesse was crazy about her, and her family. Gwen was a very gentle woman, who had a lot of health problems, and for that reason left her body to science when she died, hoping maybe it would do some good for someone else. That's the kind of person she was.
She was Survived by her her husband Jesse M Hopkins, Her sisters Marlene Rose (Skelly) Woolard of Cumberland, Helen Edna (Skelly) Maiers of Los Angeles Cali., and Delores Anna (Skelly) Webb of LaVale; and Eva Leone (Skelly) Klipstein of Cumberland, 4 stepdaughters, 2 stepsons, numerous nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.
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