Patricia Lenderman Hopper Obituary (1941 - 2021)

MADISON - Patricia Lenderman Hopper, 80, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 22, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Mayodan with Reverends Torrey Easler, Randy Jessup and Mark Simpson officiating. Interment will follow at 4 p.m. in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. Friends may sign a register and pay their respects beginning at 12 noon on Wednesday at the church. Patricia was born on March 26, 1941 in Troup County, Georgia to the late William Arthur Lenderman and Esther Lou Wingo Lenderman. She worked for Winston-Salem Savings and Loan for ten years and went on to work alongside her husband for thirty-five years at Hopper Distribution. She was a current member of First Baptist Church of Mayodan and a former longtime member of Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown. Patricia was a constant learner and teacher and served as a teacher's assistant and tutor at Gospel Light Christian School. Her first love was her husband, children and grandchildren; second being her love of acrylic painting, horticulture and socializing with her friends. She enjoyed traveling the world to places such as Hawaii, Rome, the Grand Canyon and Alaska with her beloved husband. Patricia's love of her Lord and Savior and God's Word will forever be remembered. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Hudson Knight; brother, Alva Lenderman; sisters, Annis Wilson and Malone Keeney; brother-in-law, Kenneth Rushing and Harold Wilson and many special extended Hopper family members. Survivors include her husband of nearly sixty-years, Steve Hopper; children, Rhonda Herring (Ward), Stephanie Hopper-Butner (Joe) and Scott Hopper; grandchildren, Brennon Hurst (Taylor), Danielle Knight (David), Michaela Simpson and Alyssa Knight (Cody); great-grandchildren, Jax Hurst, Sadie Hurst, Emmett Knight and Eloise Knight; sister, Jean Rushing; sister-in-law, Jean Lenderman and a host of extended Hopper family members. The Hopper family wishes to thank Hospice of Rockingham County and their First Baptist Church of Mayodan family for the consistent prayers, love and care they provided. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family. Condolences may be offered at www.colonialfh.net