Gladys Maxine Hopkins, daughter of the late Carl DeArman and Verna Davis DeArman, was born on November 15, 1936, in Poe, Missouri and departed this life on February 10, 2025, at Prairie View Skilled Nursing in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 88 years.

Mrs. Hopkins attended Dudley Community Church in Dudley, Missouri and was a resident of Dexter, Missouri. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, gardening, and playing the harmonica.

On September 23, 1955, in Dexter, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Herschel John “Hoppy” Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins preceded her in death on November 24, 2022.

She is survived by her son, Mark Hopkins of Dexter, Missouri; by her daughter Gayle Brown and husband Frank of Dexter, Missouri; by five grandchildren, Ryan Wheeling and wife Kami, Kara Guiling and husband Joe, Laura Poe and husband Austin, Mindy Ruppel and husband Brad and Greg Wheeling; and by eleven great grandchildren, as well as many relatives and friends.

Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Gary DeArman, and by her sister, Pauline McAnally.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. Interment will follow in Dexter Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.