- Date Of Birth: November 29, 1934
- Date Of Death: September 29, 2022
- State: Florida
Ralph Walter Hopkins, 89 of Lakeland, Florida. He was born in November 29, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, to Beth and Ralph J. Hopkins. He moved to Kissimmee, Florida as a teenager and moved to Lakeland, Florida in 2021. Ralph graduated from Osceola High School in 1954. He served in United States Army as a (MP)Military Police.
Ralph started in the printing business while still in high school, worked in a publishing company for 26 years. He was a manager for 45 years at the Mike’s Print Shop in Winter Park, Florida. In 1979, he was voted Craftsman of the year by the printing industries. He loved Florida State football, attending all home games for over 20 years.
Ralph is survived by his loving wife of 45 years Martha Doss Hopkins; son: Robert Hopkins (Melissa) of Lakeland, FL., daughters: Jackie Davis (Mike) of Cody, Wyoming, Anita of Washington, DC, Patti Young of Deltona, FL. and Bonnie Fulmer (Tony) of Clermont, FL., sisters: Helen Brown of Bristol, FL. and Audrey Booth (Donald) of Murphysboro, Ill., brother: Kenneth Hopkins (Deb) of Detroit MI, grandsons: Allen (Trey) Carroll III, Matt Young, Jr. (Mia), Jason Young, Andrew O’Daniel and Brandon Fulmer, granddaughter; Taylor Fulmer of Clermont, Florida and many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son: Ralph, Jr., daughter: Lori Williams; granddaughter: Karen Williams; sister: Roberta Whitley and brothers: James Doran and Richard Doran.
